AAN News
Alt-Weeklies Thrive at Burning Mannew
Design consultant Ron Reason checks in with a post describing two alt-weeklies he found circulating in the Nevada desert.
Design With Reason |
09-23-2010 2:38 pm |
Industry News
Las Vegas Weekly Covers Have 'Skin and Sin'new
Former Las Vegas Weekly art director Benjamen Purvis is profiled by the Society of Publication Designers.
Society of Publication Designers |
09-17-2010 4:11 pm |
Industry News
Seattle Weekly Cartoonist Goes Into Hiding After Fatwanew
Molly Norris had been placed on a hitlist earlier this year after she declared May 20, "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day."
Seattle Weekly |
09-15-2010 5:18 pm |
Industry News
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Seattle Weekly Art Director Gets the NYT Treatmentnew
Boo Davis and her upcoming book, 'Dare to Be Square Quilting,' are profiled.
New York Times |
08-13-2010 4:29 pm |
Industry News
City Pages (Twin Cities) Releases Fourth Comics Issuenew
This year's edition features comic strips from thirty-five local artists.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
08-11-2010 11:16 am |
Industry News
Style Weekly Publishes First 'Comic Strip Issue'new
Style Weekly published its first 'Comic Strip Issue' in which the Richmond, Va. alt-weekly asked local cartoonists to submit comics about their city. (FULL STORY)
Style Weekly |
08-04-2010 1:05 pm |
Industry News
Maui Time Publishes 3D Issuenew
MauiTime has published its annual Best of Maui readers poll in 3D. The 80-page issue features more than 100 3D photos. (FULL STORY)
Maui Time Weekly |
07-26-2010 10:51 am |
Industry News
Cartoonist Writes About Transition to "Altie" Worldnew
Cartoonist Steve Greenberg -- who recently took an Honorable Mention prize at the AltWeekly Awards -- writes about the highs and lows of contributing to an alt-weekly after years of working for daily newspapers.
The Cagle Post |
07-23-2010 2:09 pm |
Industry News
Designer Ron Reason Hearts The Strangernew
When design consultant Ron Reason browsed the newspaper display at AAN's Toronto Convention last week, he saw a lot of "squatty, square dimensions" and "covers [that] often sing, but the insides too often look, feel and smell like overpacked luggage." That was until he picked up copies of The Stranger, which he found so engaging, he decided to write an illustrated ode to it. (FULL STORY)
Design With Reason |
07-21-2010 5:31 pm |
Industry News
AAN Opens Door to Non-Print Publications, Fills Eleven Board Seats
AAN members voted on several key matters during the association's annual meeting on Saturday, July 17. Eleven seats on the Board of Directors were filled, three publications were admitted into the association, and a bylaws amendment allowing online-only publications to apply for membership was passed by an overwhelming majority.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
07-20-2010 1:31 am |
Association News
Willamette Week Cover Leads to Comic Book Deal for Artistnew
Lukas Ketner -- whose Barack Obama illustration graced the cover of Willamette Week's 2008 endorsement issue -- says in the New York Times that he received "a lot of mileage" out of the cover, eventually leading to the launch of a comic book, 'Witch Doctor,' which will be released during this week's Comic-Con.
New York Times |
07-19-2010 12:57 pm |
Industry News
2010 AltWeekly Awards Winners Announced
At the 15th Annual AltWeekly Awards Luncheon in Toronto, Gustavo Arellano of '¡Ask A Mexican!' announced the winners of AAN's editorial contest and taught the audience a wide range of Spanish vulgarities and insults.
(FULL STORY)
Jason Zaragoza |
07-16-2010 6:04 pm |
Association News
Welcome to the New AltWeeklies.com
AAN has launched a new dynamic website that merges the association's trade site (aan.org) and story-sharing site (AltWeeklies.com) into one content-heavy arena for both AAN members and the general public.
(FULL STORY)
AAN |
07-12-2010 3:47 pm |
Association News
Birmingham Weekly Unveils Website Redesignnew
Birmingham Weekly re-launched its website yesterday, a project it pulled off with assistance from Wehaa. The new website includes a digital version of the paper and an updated events calendar interface.
Updated July 6, 2010: In a column introducing the new website, publisher Chuck Leishman writes, "We believe that the combination of a free weekly paper integrated with a vibrant website is a viable model for delivering news and information to the community. Building communities is what we are all about, and the new integrated site greatly increases Birmingham Weekly’s ability to help further that goal."
Updated July 6, 2010: In a column introducing the new website, publisher Chuck Leishman writes, "We believe that the combination of a free weekly paper integrated with a vibrant website is a viable model for delivering news and information to the community. Building communities is what we are all about, and the new integrated site greatly increases Birmingham Weekly’s ability to help further that goal."
Media of Birmingham |
07-02-2010 2:26 pm |
Industry News
