Newspaper redesigns in UK, US and Canada

Web site, newspaper and magazine re-designer Roger Black is working with the Washington Post to "tweak" the publication's online and print editions. "Instead of a redesign, it'll be much more of a cleaning up of visually contrasting elements," said a source at the Post according to Washington City Paper writer Erik Wemple.  Wemple explains that the aim of the publication is to better tailor news to the newspaper, and to make stories "pop off the page more".

In the UK, Trinity Mirror has redesigned its 22 ultra-local websites in Teesside in order to further integrate them with the main newspaper's website.   Top stories from the ultra-local sites will from now on appear on the central page. It will also begin the second phase of developing its 13 mobile platforms, to include user-generated content, and downloadable ringtones and wallpapers.

In Canada, The Examiner of Barrie, Ontario will redesign in order to "make the newspaper more organised and easier to read."  Owned by Sun Media of Toronto, the publication will alter headlines, stories and photo captions to make them easier to read, and warn readers it could take a couple of days to adjust to the new typeface.

Source: Media Week, Charles Apple