#newsgraphics

[jaxmos]

Graphic I produced for today's STV News coverage of Trump's wander around the UK. #newsgraphics #graphicdesign #motiongraphics #trump #donaldtrump #fakenews #aftereffects (at Glasgow, United Kingdom)

[jaxmos]

#avengersinfinitywar was filmed in #Edinburgh last year, and releasing in a fortnight! Graphic I made for the @stv.news piece about it today. Man, I love comic books 😃📖 #motiongraphics #comicbooks #newsgraphics #aftereffects #ontheset #animation (at STV)

[theminorityreportblog-blog]

A new world of story-telling (and why I'm stoked about it)

The New York Times' 2012 multimedia extravaganza, otherwise known as "Snow Fall", reported on an avalanche at Tunnel Creek, North America. 

I would personally describe what makes this piece of journalism so freakin' badass, but I think it's better if you see for yourself... x

Since the story was published, however, there has been ongoing debate as to whether this medium is in fact "the future of journalism". Sure, it looks super cool. Sure, it presents what would otherwise be a ridiculously excessive amount of information in a succinct yet informative way. Sure, it won a Pulitzer. 

But what about the months spent creating it? The huge team of people working tirelessly to source and present the facts? What about the money? 

Apparently, you really can have the best of both worlds. Since 'Snow Fall' set the pace, other major news sources have actually been doing a pretty good job at keeping up. *squeals in excitement*

The following stories have adapted the theory behind 'Snow Fall journalism' - fluid, appealing optimisation of multimedia to present a news story - into a more casual, day-to-day form of the phenomena. And I. Just. Love them. 

The Dream Boat - The New York Times

The Reykjavik Confessions - The BBC

A Game of Shark and Minnow - The New York Times

It's interesting to note that so far, the main purpose of the medium is to tell stories from perspectives we couldn't, or wouldn't, have otherwise imagined. A love child of the downtrodden documentary and the exhausted feature article, 'Snow Fall' has breathed new life into journalism and cinematised print media in the best way.

Call it what you want: newsgraphics, interactive storytelling, a pain in the ass for traditional print journalists. I like it, and I can't wait to see it grow further.

[washpostpr]

Washington Post Graphics staff recognized with SPJ Award

Memo from Graphics Editor Kat Downs, Design Director Greg Manifold and Joey Marburger, director of digital products and design:

We’re pleased to announce that the Society of Professional Journalists has awarded the Sigma Delta Chi award for Informational Graphics to “How intelligence agencies spend $52 billion,” by Todd Lindeman, Wilson Andrews and Julie Tate.

This latest award caps a fantastic showing for graphics, design and digital projects in competitions this year. The Post won 15 awards, including five silvers, at the Malofiej competition (sometimes referred to as the Pulitzer for information graphics) last month, as well as 21 awards in the Society of News Design’s annual digital competition. Two of those were for portfolios, recognizing the great work the presentation teams have done designing long-form stories and building interactive graphics.

We also won 61 awards in SND’s print competition. Three of those were in a new category that was created this year to honor projects that excelled in both print and digital presentations. The perils of Great Falls, Refuge: Stories from the Syrian Exodus, and Cycling’s Road Forward took awards of excellence in that category, which highlights the enormously successful collaboration between the graphics, digital design and design teams this past year.

Congratulations to all the winners.

[huttstuff]

There are lots of reasons for wishing I'd worked in newspapers during the 50s, but making scary cold war graphics like this tops the list. Look at Russia's enormous soldiers: