Launched Sept. 2, 1997 | Updated Nov. 17, 2009  Menu of Consulting Services | Online Design & Rethinking | Custom Staff Training/Client Portfolio Marketing | Tips, Articles, Resources | "Design With Reason" Blog | Bio/Contact 
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  Updated PDFs of Redesign Client Pages Click here to visit a partial client list with PDFs of post-redesign pages. ALSO UPDATED: Popular post "Six Questions About the Redesign Process: Where to Start." |
 News Design Blog: Logo Redesign - Where to Begin? POSTED Nov. 17, 2009: A look at some of the factors that go into a newspaper's logo redesign. PLUS: A student writes to ask about the criteria for design evaluation, and the most common mistake made by designers. The Design With Reason blog. |
Does Your Newspaper's Marketing Suck? CAMPAIGN TIME?: Despite their roles as communicators, many newspapers do a lousy job where it counts: getting their own important messages across, to readers and advertisers. Link here to see samples of marketing campaigns we are creating for clients, and link to a series of related blog posts. |
 Sharpen Your Art Direction Skills FROM THE RESOURCES PAGE: Jump-start your creative brain cells with our classic quiz, The Art of the Simple Idea, or visit other resources here. |
Custom Staff Training/Client Portfolio | Tips, Articles, Resources | "Design With Reason" Blog | Bio/Contact This is the web site for the professional services of Ron Reason, Chicago-based newspaper designer, educator, consultant, and current visiting faculty, and former Director of Visual Journalism, of The Poynter Institute for Media Studies.  GOOD NEWS! Revenue from this business has helped raise $13,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training program, and has launched the first library in Nairobi's Kibera slum. Journalists, designers, photographers, editors and students have all contributed. Link here to learn more. Comments about this site? Questions about publication design in general? Need advice? E-mail me at any time: ron@ronreason.com |
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