AAN News
Video Game Developer Makes Giant Westword Logo out of LEGOsnew
The Denver alt-weekly's cover story this week details how video game developer NetDevil is creating a LEGO version of World of Warcraft with the game LEGO Universe, so Westword decided to have NetDevil's digital model model designer create a giant LEGO version of its logo. The designer worked with Westword art director Jay Vollmar to create a four-foot-long, bright-red logo, which is on the paper's cover and now sits in the office window of editor Patricia Calhoun, "much to the amazement of passersby."
Westword |
01-08-2010 9:18 am |
Industry News
Early Registration & Hotel Deadlines for Web Conference Approaching
The deadline for early registration at this year's Web Publishing Conference is Monday, Jan. 11. To take advantage of savings of $50 per person, be sure to register (via this link) before Jan. 12 rolls around. Monday is also the deadline for the special AAN rate ($120 per room) at San Francisco's Argonaut Hotel, where the conference will be held. To find out more about the Web Publishing Conference, which is slated for Jan. 27-29, click here.
AAN |
01-06-2010 5:05 pm |
Association News
North Coast Journal Adds Three Co-Ownersnew
"About five years ago, Carolyn [Fernandez, the paper's production manager] and I began to craft a succession plan for the newspaper," publisher Judy Hodgson writes. "What would the ownership look like when we are no longer actively working? Who will be at the helm for the next 20 years?" To answer that question, the two co-founders did not have to go far. On Jan. 1, editor Hank Sims, sales manager Mike Herring and A&E editor Bob Doran became co-owners of the Journal; they are now minority stockholders while Fernandez and Hodgson retain majority control.
North Coast Journal |
01-06-2010 1:41 pm |
Industry News
2010 Membership Applications Now Available
The application deadline for newspapers to apply for AAN membership is Feb. 5, 2010. You can download an application here, or contact AAN to have one mailed to you. After a rigorous vetting process, the Membership Committee will issue its recommendations prior to July's convention in Toronto, where all members will have the chance to vote on the applicants. You can find links to the Membership Committee's admission guidelines and the AAN bylaws on the Membership page of our site. If you have any additional questions about membership, please call 202-289-8484 or email Debra Silvestrin at debra (at) aan.org.
AAN |
01-06-2010 12:48 pm |
Association News
SPD Highlights Riverfront Times' 'Smart, Cool' Cover Design Worknew
In his latest Society of Publication Designers blog post showing alt-weekly art directors some love, Robert Newman singles out Tom Carlson of Riverfront Times, calling him "one of a number of alt-weekly art directors who are doing amazing, creative work with their designs, crafting cover after cover from scratch, on super-low budgets, with limited deadlines, using primarily stock imagery and self-created artwork." Carlson, who has won several AltWeekly Awards in recent years (including a first-place win in 2007), says he employs an "object-oriented" method. "I like to go for visual solutions with clarity and directness that render text all but unnecessary," he says. "I tend to avoid decorative type choices and use type that just is, and let the words (when we have them) do their job."
Society of Publication Designers |
01-05-2010 9:36 am |
Industry News
Bartash Announces Insert Media Program Designed to Increase Publishers' Income
Philadelphia Firm Defines New Revenue Stream to Benefit Customers
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Bartash Printing Press Release |
01-05-2010 12:34 pm |
Press Releases
Baltimore City Paper Cover Lands on Best Christmas Covers Listnew
The 1999 City Paper cover by the then-relatively-unknown Shepard Fairey had made Mediate's list of the "Top 20 Christmas Magazine Covers of All Time."
Mediaite |
12-31-2009 1:20 pm |
Honors & Achievements
Web Publishing Conference Programming Shapes Up
Although we're still nailing down some final details, much of the programming for this winter's Web Conference at San Francisco's Argonaut Hotel has been finalized. From Twitter to digital display ads to iPhone apps to email newsletters, the most important digital publishing topics for AAN members will be tackled in a mix of plenary sessions and workshops during the conference, which will take place Jan. 27-29.
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AAN |
12-22-2009 6:25 pm |
Association News
Committee Looking at Ways to Grow AAN
As the news industry changes, AAN is considering changes as well, including possibly growing the association's membership. A new advisory committee tasked with exploring potential ways to do just that met for the first time last week via conference call; here's what they discussed.
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AAN |
12-21-2009 3:14 pm |
Association News
Editorial Cartoonists Discuss Newspaper Cutbacksnew
"In spite of the bad news that keeps streaming out of newsrooms, editorial cartoonists are not giving up," USC Annenberg publication Neon Tommy reports. "Most of the small community of 300 editorial cartoonists is adapting, experimenting with new media and sharpening its business sense." Among those who discuss the industry's future with Kevin Douglas Grant are Steve Greenberg, who contributes to the Ventura County Reporter, and Matt Bors, whose "Idiot Box" comic appears in several alt-weeklies. "I have a 'last man standing' strategy," Bors says. "I'm living in a shitty apartment, sleeping on an air mattress. I can't go down any further. Or maybe I could, but I don't plan on it."
Neon Tommy |
12-18-2009 10:23 am |
Industry News
LEO Weekly Art Director Also Designs Posters for Marquee Indie Showsnew
In addition to his part-time work at LEO, Ron Jasin has over the past few years created gig posters for Shellac, My Morning Jacket, the Monsters of Folk, Band of Horses, and Connor Oberst. "This started out from staying up all night making flyers at Kinko's," he tells Louisville Mojo. "I feel really lucky to be able to do what I do for a living. In the end, I'm just a fan of the music like everybody else."
Louisville Mojo |
12-17-2009 12:55 pm |
Industry News
Call for Entries: 2010 AltWeekly Awards
The 2010 AltWeekly Awards is now accepting entries. The contest website opened this morning and will close on the contest deadline, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010 at 11 pm (EST).
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AAN |
12-15-2009 10:52 am |
Association News
East Bay Express Hosting Office Tour Prior to AAN West Conference
On Friday, Jan. 29 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm, the East Bay Express will host a tour of its office in Oakland before the AAN West conference gets rolling later that day, walking attendees through the paper's production process as a way to start a discussion about creating an accurate and efficient operation.
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AAN |
12-14-2009 2:14 pm |
Association News
Restaurant Steals 'Ask a Mexican' Logo for Adnew
Gustavo Arellano reports that an unnamed Mexican restaurant in Dana Point has grabbed the logo for his column and is running it in ads that appear in the Dana Point Times -- a local competitor to OC Weekly. While he points out that it is not the first time someone has swiped the Mark Dancey-designed logo, Arellano says he was surprised to find the thievery so close to home. Did the restaurant and the paper "really think they'd get away with using my column's logo and making money off of it without me eventually finding out and throwing barbs back at them?," he asks. "Especially considering it's a Mexican restaurant?"
OC Weekly |
12-10-2009 12:38 pm |
Industry News
Miami New Times is Switching to Glossy Coversnew
"For more than two decades, Miami New Times hasn't changed much," the paper says in a blog post. "On January 1, the weekly paper will become something altogether different. A glossy cover, staples, and perfect trimming with give this old dog an impressive new trick."
Miami New Times |
12-09-2009 10:47 am |
Industry News
