A Web Design Critique of Google News
I recently critiqued the redesign of Newsweek, and was pleased to see the positive response. I sorta promised that this would become a regular feature for me, so I'll try to hold to that.
I'm only looking at homepages. Critiquing a whole site is a lot of work. I'll do it someone wants to pay me though :]
After leading a webinar for CoPress on homepage design, I've done a lot of research into mainstream homepages – what works and what doesn't. For the second go at this, let's look at Google News.
Wimbledon: An Alternative Look – Photo Essays – TIME
-Wimbledon: An Alternative Look - Photo Essays - TIME
Time has a collection of Getty Images that show a non-traditional look at the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament.
There are several that I like, but the above image is my favorite. I have no idea where that lighting came from (graduated filters?), but it's rather perfect.
Time 100 Covers – Photo Essays – TIME
-Time 100 Covers - Photo Essays - TIME
TIME hired 6 of the world's top graphic designers to design this year's TIME 100 cover. The first few are very cool (the latter get a bit cliquè), above is my favorite.
A Comment of Mine on Creative Bits
Not that I share all the comments that I make in other forums/blogs, but I thought that this one was particularly timely as it sort of address something I've been thinking/dealing with a lot recently. Which is to say – marketing for the masses sucks. Find a niche, become the best there.
