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VIRTUAL REALITY AS A STORYTELLER IN JOURNALISM

IS IT FOR REAL? An Interview with Digital Journalism professor ROBERT HERNANDEZ

Image: vrjournalism

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JOIN THE CONVERSATION Society for News Design newsletter is a complementary for membership. Submissions, suggestions and comments are welcome snd@snd.org SND OFFICERS

Sara Quinn President

Douglas Okasaki Vice president

Tyson Evans

Secretary/Treasurer

Lee Steele

Immediate Past President Full-time staff

Stephen Komives Executive Director

Kyle Ellis

SND LEADERSHIP

HELLO!

Welcome to SNDigest SND’s newsletter exclusive to its members SOCIETY FOR NEWS DESIGN is pleased to introduce SNDigest for the benefit of its members. It is an exclusive bimonthly newsletter for SND members, which aims to deliver curated news, highlight new chapters, industry activities, putting spotlight on active members and their accomplishments; feature volunteer leaders contributions. It also includes helpful tools and tips on how to be more creative, how to tackle different issues and diverse presentations, interviews with industry leaders and provide information about relevant training. The newsletter has some fixed sections such as “Member News” to highlight the news from the news design community the world-over, with the focus on members contributions, including new members list and members moves in the industry. “Step by Step” is a section dedicated to explain in detail some interesting topics concerning to its members; in print or online.

Director of Strategic Programs

Did you produce a special coverage? “Showcase” is the place to see the best works produced in the industry - a gallery that is gathering creative works from the news design community.

424 E. Central Blvd. Suite 406 Orlando, FL 32801 (407) 420-7748 (407) 420-7697 fax skomives@snd.org

In this first edition, Robert Hernandez, Digital journalism professor at USC Annenberg and expert in VR journalism, shares his thoughts about this technology - Virtual Reality being applied for real in the newsroom.

SND Foundation

In the “Bookshop” section, you will find the last release in design books and on this edition you will discover what Patty Cox and Alberto Cairo are reading just now that might inspire you to be more creative.

Tracy Collins President

And much more… Copyright 2016 snd issn:1520-426X SND is an international professional organization dedicated to be improvement of visual journalism in all its forms through good design. The member are located in U.S., Canada and 52 others countries.

Remember, the newsletter is designed for the benefit of SND members only. Thus, we encourage the members to contribute to this newsletter by text, news, information from your organization, region or chapter. Students are also welcome to submit contributions especially in the section called “Portfolio Review” where the students can present their portfolio to the design industry. Submit your work collaboration to snd@snd.org

CONTRIBUTORS

Robert Hernandez Joey Kirk Ben King Madeleine Jarling Patty Cox Alberto Cairo

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Three-year terms, appointed

BEST OF NEWS DESIGN PRINT COMPETITION Josh Crutchmer Design and Graphics Editor, The Plain Dealer - 4800 Tiedeman Road Brooklyn, OH 44144 (402) 305-4495 Email: Josh Crutchmer Twitter: @jcrutchmer ANNUAL BOOK Steve Layton Lecturer, University of Indiana Bloomington, IN Email: Steve Layton BEST OF DIGITAL DESIGN Ryan Sparrow Instructor, Ball State University Art & Journalism Building, 300 Muncie, IN 47306 (765) 285-3560 Email: Ryan Sparrow INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Cristóbal Edwards Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile’s school of journalism Santiago, Chile Email: Cristóbal Edwards TRAINING Chris Courtney Chicago, IL Email: Chris Courtney Twitter: @designhawg DIGITAL / TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR Miranda Mulligan Washington D.C. and Miwaukee, WI Email: Miranda Mulligan Twitter: @jmm DESIGN DIRECTOR Jon Wile Creative Director, American City Business Journals 120 W. Morehead St., Charlotte, NC 28202 / 704-973-1055 Email: jwile@bizjournals.com Twitter: @ACBJdesign, @worldwidewile

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PRINT PUBLICATIONS DIRECTOR Julie Elman Associate professor, School of Visual Communication at Ohio University 301 Seigfred Hall, Athens, OH 45701 Email: Julie Elman

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WELCOME NEW BOARD MEMBERS!

PROGRAM DIRECTORS

OUTREACH DIRECTOR Matt Mansfield Vice President, CQ Roll Call 77 K St NE, Washington, DC 20002 202-550-2297 Email: mattmansfield@cqrollcall.com Twitter: @mattmansfield

Special Thanks to:

Jennifer Preston Andrew Sherry

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Society for News Design is a worldwide association. Your participation and contribution is very important. You can help to shape the news design industry by sharing your ideas and expertise with the organization. Join the SND family in your region or country and make a difference. EDUCATION DIRECTOR: U.S. Darren A. Sanefski Assistant Professor of Multiple Platform Journalism, The Meek School of Journalism and New Media Rm. 225 Farley Hall, 1 Grove Loop, University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677 (315) 247-2358 Email: Darren A. Sanefski Twitter: @dsanefski EDUCATION DIRECTOR: NON-U.S. H. Michael Stoll Professor/Information Design Augsburg University of Applied Sciences,  Friedberger Strabe 2, D 86161 Augsburg, Germany / 49 821 55862413 Email: Michael Stoll DIVERSITY DIRECTOR Ramla Mahmood Designer, product team at Vox Media Email: Ramla Mahmood Twitter:@ramoved SND FOUNDATION President, SND Foundation Tracy Collins Director, Gannett Phoenix Design Studio 4129 E. Pinon Way Gilbert, AZ 85234 (602) 444-8094 Email: Tracy Collins

REGIONAL DIRECTORS Region 1 — U.S. and Canada Adrian Norris Creative Director, The Globe and Mail 444 Front St. West, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - M5V 2S9 / (416) 585-5626 Email: Adrian Norris

Region 11 — Mexico + Central America Oscar Santiago Méndez Design Director, El Financiero Newspaper. Grupo Lauman. Calle Tulipán Mz. 15 Lote 27. Colonia Lomas de San Lorenzo. C.P. 09780 Delegación Iztapalapa. Mexico, D.F. Email: Oscar Santiago Region 12 — South America Gustavo Lo Valvo Design Director, Clarín Tacuari 1846, 1140 Buenos Aires, Argentina Email:  Gustavo Lo Valvo

REGION 13 — SND/SCANDINAVIA Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania Fleming Hvidtfeldt BLM, Berlingske Media 45 20911752 Email: Flemming Hvidtfeldt REGION 14 — SND/MEDITERRANEAN Includes: Spain, Italy, Greece and Turkey Javier Errea Principal, Javier Errea Comunicación Parque Empresarial Ansoáin, Larrazko 93. Oficina 201 31013 Ansoáin, Navarra Email: Javier Errea REGION 15 — WESTERN EUROPE Cath Levett Graphics Editor, The Independent 2 Derry Street, London W8 5HF, United Kingdom 020 7005 2000 Email: Cath Levett REGION 16 — SND/DACH (German-speaking countries) Stefan Knapp DIPL Designer, Design Consulting Laubestrasse 24, D-60594 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Email:  Stefan Knapp REGION 17 — RUSSIA (and Russian-language newspapers) Fyodor Shumilov Founder, ‘Parovoz,’ infographic studio Ul. Odoevskogo, 28, apt. 292 Saint Petersburg 199155 Russia +7 (921) 934-5581 Email: Fyodor Shumilov Twitter: @f_shumilov REGION 18 — SND/FRANCE Includes: France, Belgium Melina Zerbib Digital Design Director, Le Monde 80 bd Auguste Blanqui 75013 Paris, France Email : zerbib@lemonde.fr Twitter : @melinazerbib REGION 19 — ASIA, SOUTH-PACIFIC T.K. Sajeev Kumar Visual Editor Kerala Kaumudi Kerala, India Email: T.K. Sajeev

Paige Connor joined the Society for News Design in 2000 as a student at Ball State University and has been active since. In 2015 she teamed with SND co-chairs as volunteer coordinator for SNDDC, where she received a President’s Award for excellence in volunteerism. Currently, Paige is a UX/UI Visual Designer for Bloomberg BNA in Washington, D.C., and is part of BBNA’s innovation team.

Lena Groeger is an investigative journalist and developer at ProPublica, where she makes interactive graphics and other data-driven projects. She also teaches design and data visualization at The New School and CUNY. Before joining ProPublica in 2011, Groeger covered health and science at Scientific American and Wired magazine. She is particularly excited about the intersection of cognitive science and design, as well as creating graphics and news apps in the public interest.

REGION 20 — AFRICA + MIDDLE EAST Osama Aljawish Senior Designer, Times of Oman/al Shabiba Muscat, Muscat, Oman 112 Email: Osama Aljawish REGION 21 — SND CHINESE Tian Chi Design Editor, China Daily Central Design Department, 15 Huixin Dongjie Beijing, China 100029 Email: Tian Chi

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SND CALENDAR

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2017 DEC

The 2017 Society for News Design Annual Workshop April 19-21, 2017 Charlotte, North Carolina

SND ELECTIONS

Voting will begin on Sept. 12, and continue through Oct. 24

SND COMPETITION - Call for entries SND38 judging

is set for February 17-20, 2017, at the St. Petersburg Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Florida.

SND TRAINING CAMP SND

SNDCONNECTS

SNDMAKES

CAMP SND is the Society for News Design’s

SNDCONNECTS is our way of lending partnership and programming support to NGOs, non-profits, open-source projects, and academic institutions. We help create innovation experiences, and provide skills training for design and product teams. Together, our team will work with yours to create a customized event designed to help you go an inch wide and a mile deep toward solving a tightly defined problem or exploring a new idea.

SNDMAKES is a design-sprint series for

training program created for those interested in learning the basics of responsive web design and data visualization. These intense, two-day hands-on camps are available to university students and professionals alike. Sponsored by the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation and the Scripps Howard Foundation, Camp SND is free to attend, but only available for SND members. Course size is limited to ensure meaningful, and personalized instruction. The courses are directed by expert trainers Chris Courtney of Bloc; consultant Kurt Cunningham; Yuri Victor of Vox Media; and Joey Marburger of the Washington Post.

SNDConnects is made possible by generous funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and is free of charge to participating organizations. Applications are accepted on a continuous basis, and programs will be held from now until December 2016. For more information, contact Kyle Ellis, the Society’s Director of Strategic Programs at kyle@snd.org.

the news and information design community, and colleagues. Over 2.5 days, these boutique, rapid-prototyping events use the principles of design-thinking to create solutions for modern news and media companies. SNDMakes events are focused community, not competition so we do not describe them as “hackathons” per se, even though past participants have said “SNDMakes is a hackathon for smart people”… LOL. While we rapidly develop prototypes of ideas, participants don’t necessarily need code-writing skills to make meaningful contributions to a team. Above all else, we look for a passion for media, innovation and a desire to collaborate.

Your choice: Presenting the 2017 SND officer candidates We’re pleased to introduce you to this year’s candidates for the 2016 SND offices of secretary-treasurer, vice president and president. Voting is open to all SND members and will begin on Sept. 26. Voting deadline: Voting will end at midnight on Monday, Nov. 7. The results: Results will be posted on www.snd.org on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Questions? Contact Executive Director Stephen Komives at skomives@snd.org. YOUR CANDIDATES ARE: For the position of SND president: Douglas Okasaki The Gulf News (Dubai)

For the position of SND vice president: Tyson Evans The New York Times

For the position of SND secretary/treasurer: Bonita Burton Paige Connor VP & Executive Product Manager, Editor, The VillagCQ.com at CQ Roll es (Fla.) Daily Sun Call (Washington D.C.)

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NEW MEMBERS

We welcome new members particularly from the USA and the world-over

ARGENTINA CLAUDIO MARQUEZ Director, Márquez Diseño Buenos Aires AUSTRALIA HEATHER FAULKNER Lecturer, ePhotojournalism, Queensland College of Art Windsor, Brisbane, QLD FINLAND RASMUS KYLLONEN Visual journalist, Hufvudstadsbladet Helsinki GERMANY NIKLAS MARIENHAGEN Student, Augsburg University. Augsburg SUSANNE WESCH Designer, Handelsblatt Düsseldorf

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MEMBERS NEWS PAST

NOW

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The New York Cleveland Plain Times Dealer ANDREA ZAGATA CRUTCHMER (USA)

USA RACHEL BRAMMER Designer, Gannett Louisville Design Studio; Louisville, KY BRANDON SCOTT Executive Editor, Cherokee Phoenix;Tahlequah, OK CAROL MOSKOT Design Consultant, Design&Direction; Montclair, NJ BETSY MILLER News Production Editor, The Post and Courier; Mt. Pleasant, SC BRANDON FERRILL Designer, Minneapolis Star Tribune; Phoenix, AZ JOSEF SIEBERT Student, Northwestern University; Evanston, IL MARY WOMBLE Student, Ole Miss/SND; Batesville, MS VICTORIA PRICHARD Lead Editorial Designer, ACBJ; Orlando, FL ARLUTHER LEE Content Designer/Project Coordinator/Copy Editor; Woodstock, GA MARTINA IBÁÑEZ-BALDOR Designer, Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles, CA ALEAH HOWELL Student, UNC/SND. Willow Spring, NC MARGARET RIEDEL Designer/Copy Editor, The Plain Dealer; Cleveland, OH TIMOTHY GRAHAM Designer, The Plain Dealer; Cleveland, OH LEROY WILLIAMS Student, IU/SND; Brownsburg, IN SARA JOYCE Student, IU/SND; Schererville, IN MICHAEL WILLIAMS Student, IU/SND; Bloomington, IN MARIE GILOT Director, CUNY J+; New York, NY ERIKA ESPINOZA Student, BSU/SND; Columbus IN KENNETH BOONE Student, IU/SND; Georgetown, IN JIAHUI DU Student, IU/SND; Bloomington, IN JENNIFER MEYER Neptune, NJ HALEY KLUGE Student, MSU/SND; Lansing, MI

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Washington Post

Gannet TIM WONG (USA)

PAST

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Washington Phoenix Design Post Studio COURTNEY KAN (USA)

PAST

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Crain’s Cleveland Cleveland Plain Business Dealer DAVID KORDALSKI (USA)

NOW

PAST

South China Morning Post MARCELO DUHALDE (Chile)

Times of Oman

IL / Il Sole 24 ORE

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La Repubblica FRANCESCO FRANCHI (Italy)

USA

SND38 in St. Petersburg

bout 30 SND professional volunteers and judges will be in February 2017 to assist in the 38th annual Best of News Design Creative Competition print judging. With this being the first year judging is held in St. Petersburg, Fla., after threeplus decades in Syracuse, N.Y.

LOOKING FOR A JOB?

SND38 judging is set for February 17-20, 2017, at the St. Petersburg Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Florida.

http://www.snd.org/jobs/

LATIN AMERICA

ÑH competition expands to Latin America

he ÑH competition, the most prestigious newspaper competition in Spain and Portugal, is expanding in 2016 to Latin America, becoming an intercontinental affair. With this change the ÑH expects to become bigger and stronger than ever. Organized by SND-Espana, ÑH rewards the best in journalism and design. The expansion of this edition brings with it a few other changes, including new categories and the inclusion of PDF entries in place of tearsheets. Javier Errea of SND-E has worked in collaboration with Region 12 director Gustavo Lo Valvo, International Director Cristobal Edwards, and Marcela Madrid in Colombia to coordinate the expansion. The city of Medellin, Colombia, will serve as the capital of ÑH in Latin America, and play host to a special seminar in November centered around the awards.

TURKEY

Amid post-coup crackdown, SND members detained SINCE 2004 EACH CALL HAS INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, DEMONSTRATING THE INTEREST OF THE MEDIA AND REAFFIRMING THE CONVICTION THAT A CONTEST LIKE ÑH WAS NECESSARY TO SHOW THE BEST IN NEWS DESIGN IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.

he failed coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in July left more than 270 people dead and resulted in a government crackdown against journalists, among others. Erdogan, with dictatorial aspirations, has abolished press freedoms and specifically targeted journalists at Zaman, the leading news organization in Turkey and home to a phenomenal team of visual journalists. The government seized control of Zaman in March, alleging the newspaper had ties to a U.S.-based Muslim cleric it now blames for the coup attempt. Erdogon has vowed to “eradicate” supporters of the cleric and the coup. Last week, arrest warrants went out for 47 former executives or senior journalists of Zaman. Among them, former design director Fevzi Yazici (shown in the featured image out front), former editor-in-chief Bülent Keneş, former editor Süleyman Sargin.

SCANDINAVIA

David Bailey announced as speaker at SNDS16

ince 2013, David Bailey has been Creative Director of User Experience Design at BBC. He oversaw the organisation’s Global Experience Language (GEL), which involves maintaining and developing the look and feel of the corporation’s entire online output.

SNDS16 News Design Conference October 13-14, 2016 Malmö, Sweden

If you are a SND member, this is your section, send your news, information about your work, redesign, special projects to snd@snd.org

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ANNUAL WORKSHOP HISTORY

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•The 2017 workshop runs April 19-21 in Charlotte, N.C. Register for the event to receive an early discount.

Our annual workshops have been a great gathering place for editors, publishers, designers, illustrators, photographers, programmers and other journalists from around the world. The variety of seminars at the annual workshop have been conducted with experts and the best resources in the field. The first workshop sponsored by SND took place in Chicago in 1979, and was attended by 150 people. These numbers increased rapidly and years later, the 1995 workshop Here is a summary of all our workshops so far: Year Dates Location Attend. Coordinator 1979 Sept. 28–30 Hyatt Regency, Chicago, Ill. 150 Tony Majeri 1980 Oct. 23–25 Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C. 125 Carol Porter 1981 Nov. 6–8 Eden Roc Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla. 200 Roger Fidler 1982 Sept. 23–26 New York Hilton, New York City, N.Y. 181 Lou Silverstein 1983 Oct. 6–9 Westin Bonav., Los Angeles, Calif. 275 John Foley, Brian Steffens, Michael Keegan 1984 Oct. 11–13 The Westin Hotel, Toronto, Canada 336 Mike Fox & Jackie Young 1985 Oct. 17–19 Marriott Hotel, Chicago, Ill. 467 Tony Majeri & Tom Heinz 1986 Oct. 23–25 Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico 376 Jose Díaz de Villegas 1987 Oct. 15–17 Marriot at the Capitol, Austin, Texas 580 Maggie Balough 1988 Oct. 13–15 The Galt House Hotel, Louisville, Ky. 463 Johnny Maupin 1989 Oct. 12–14 Harbor B. Hotel, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 558 George Benge 1990 Oct. 4–6 Hyatt Reg. Hotel, San Francisco, Calif. 620 Topy Fiske 1991 Oct. 10–12 Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, Mass. 492 Lynn Staley 1992 Oct. 1–3 J.W. Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C. 481 Michael Keegan & Richard Curtis 1993 Oct. 7–10 Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, Texas 564 Ed Kohorst 1994 Oct. 13–15 Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, Mo. 618 Jean Moxam 1995 Sept. 8–10 Hotel Arts, Barcelona, Spain 752 Carlos Pérez de Rozas 1996 Oct. 17–19 Adam’s Mark Hotel, Indianapolis, Ind. 760 Jay Small 1997 Oct. 9–11 Hyatt Regency, San Diego, Calif. 865 Bill Gaspard 1998 Sept. 10–12 Philade. Marriott, Philadelphia, Pa. 781 John Sherlock

in Barcelona, Spain, drew 752 attendees. This was the first time the Society’s annual workshop was held outside North America. It was named El Congreso Mundial (SND’s “World Congress”); and the tremendous response — delegates from 37 nations — indicated a broader and more international interest in news design and graphics that continues to grow.

Year Dates Location Attend. Coordinator 1999 Sept. 9–11 Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark 560 Carsten Gregersen 2000 Aug. 30–Sept. 2 Minneapolis Hilton, Minneapolis, Minn. 718 Bill Dunn 2001 Oct. 18–20 Pointe Mountain Resort, Phoenix, Ariz. 556 Keira Nothaft 2002 Oct. 7–9 Inter.Trade Center, Savannah, Ga. 677 Stephen Komives 2003 Sep. 4–-6 O Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C. 679 Scott Goldman 2004 Sept. 30-Oct. 2 The Fairmont, San Jose, Calif. 782 Matt Mansfield 2005 Oct. 6-8 Hilton Americas, Houston, Texas 642 Susan Bischoff 2006 Aug. 31-Sept. 2 World Center Marriott, Orlando, Fla. 559 Cassie Armstrong 2007 Oct. 11-13 Boston Park Plaza, Boston, Mass. 749 Dan Zedek 2008 Sept. 7-9 Red Rock Resort, Las Vegas, Nev. 575 Bill Gaspard & Tyson Evans 2009 Sept. 24-26 Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires 500 Gustavo Lo Valvo 2010 Sept. 23-25 Sheraton Denver Down., Denver, Colo. 330 Damon Cain & Jeff Goertzen 2011 Sept. 29-Oct. 1 Renaissance Grand Hotel, St. Louis, MO 410 W.Sullivan & Santiago Ayulo 2012 Oct. 11-13 Hyatt Regency, Cleveland, Ohio 363 Michael Tribble 2013 Nov. 7-9 Muhammad Ali Center, Louisville, KY 356 Ryan Hildebrandt 2014 Sept. 24-27 Chamber of C.& I., Frankfurt, Germany 213 Stefan Knapp 2015 April 9-11 The Newseum, Washington, D.C. 581 M. Mansfield & Greg Manifold 2016 April 7-9 Holiday Inn Golden Gate., San Francisco 370 Frank Mina & Elizabeth Burr 2017 April Sheraton, Charlotte, N.C. — Jon Wile, Kyle Ellis, & Steve Dorsey

SND36 DIGITAL EDITION FOR IPAD AND IPHONE The Best of News Design competition — presented by the Society For News Design — is the largest and most respected news design competition for publications worldwide. Both in print and digital, the competition recognizes excellence and innovation in the way news reaches its audience. Inside the book, you will find a full gallery of images, along with judges’ comments, for Best in Show, gold, and silver medal winners from the 36th edition of our competition. This edition highlights work produced in 2014 and recognized in 2015. The Best of News Design is a rich material, sure to inspire those with a passion for design, illustration, and media.

$14.99 Available on iPad, iPhone and Mac.

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BOOKSHOP

WHAT I’M READING NOW...

by Helen Armstrong Price: $15.59

Digital Design Theory bridges the gap between the discourse of print design and interactive experience by examining the impact of computation on the field of design. As graphic design moves from the creation of closed, static objects to the development of open, interactive frameworks, designers seek to understand their own rapidly shifting profession. Helen Armstrong’s carefully curated introduction to groundbreaking primary texts, from the 1960s to the present, provides the background necessary for an understanding of digital design vocabulary and thought.

Executive Editor at The Weather Company, an IBM Business, US I’m not reading a design book currently. Hard Choices, Hillary Rodham Clinton’s autobiography, and Ron Chernow’s biography of Alexander Hamilton are on my nightstand.

SNDSTORE Don’t Get a Job Make a Job: How to make it a job

University of Miami School of Communication, US I am reading three books at the moment: Big Data by Timandra Harkness, Overcomplicated by Samuel Arbesman, and The Stand, by Stephen King

The theme of the next SND Design magazine is TRANSITION.

The passage from one state, subject, or place to another can be exciting, necessary, crazy, scary and growth-inducing.” — Julie Elman,

While studying Journalism in college, I never imagined that one day I would be a news designer, living in the Middle East. Now, after eight years of living in Abu Dhabi and becoming Deputy Art Director, I find that I embrace change more than ever. APRIL ROBINSON Deputy Art Director, The National, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

“I’ve made two major transitions in the past four years. The first one was from being a Senior Designer at The Washington Post to Creative Director at American City Business Journals, which required moving to Charlotte, N.C., and overhauling our design philosophy, branding and architecture. About three months ago, I was promoted from Creative Director to VP/Content, overseeing editorial operations of our 40+ Business Journal properties. The key piece of advice I’ve always remembered in situations like this is that it’s never a gamble when you bet on yourself. Do your homework about the job/company, look long and hard at who your boss is going to be, and make sure you’re putting yourself in a spot to win.” JON A. WILE Vice President/Content, American City Business Journals

My transfer to Oman was a shocking and very uncommon experiene but totally escential at the end, is a way to grow

SND Magazine Editor

MARCELO DUHALDE Infographic Designer/Illustrator Times of Oman, Muscat, Oman

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Too often a design or architecture degree is seen as a means to an end (a job in an established practice). But imagine for one moment that there are no employers, no firms to send your resumé to, no interviews to be had—what would you do? How would you forge your own path after graduation? The current economic climate has seen many graduates chasing a finite number of positions. The most ingenious and driven designers have found weird and wonderful ways of making opportunities for themselves, often by applying their skills across the creative disciplines of art, design, architecture, and interiors. Knowing what you want from your design career and being able to adapt your strategy to suit is basic and vital—just like in the wild, designers need to evolve.

SOON IN YOUR MAILBOX

Please tell us about a meaning ful transition you have made.

by Gemma Barton Price: $12.59

ALBERTO CAIRO

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Digital Design Theory: Readings from the Field (Design Briefs)

PATTY COX

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The 36th edition of the SND “Best of News Design” annual, featuring the top news and digital design work from 2014, published in October 2015. The 22nd International Infographics Awards book, created by SND-España, featuring the top information graphics work from 2013. 328 pages.

www.snd.org

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VIRTUAL REALITY

irtual Reality (VR) is not a novelty in the science world. It is considered to have begun in the 1950’s, but it has just recently started to become accessible to the public with all the technological developments. Recently The New York Times earned Best in Show at the SND Creative competition for its coverage “The Displaced”. It is a series of stories highlighting the plight of refugee children around the globe using VR technology as a storyteller. Robert Hernandez, expert in VR journalism, shares his thoughts about this technology being applied for real in the newsroom.

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VIRTUAL REALITY l Do you believe the popularity of Virtual Reality is here to stay?

Robert Hernandez is a Digital Journalism professor at USC Annenberg that, with his students, produced VR Journalism experiences under the brand Jovrnalism for more than a year. Their work has generated more than 160,000 page views and is currently working on an immersive experience for ProPublica and the Texas Tribune.

VIRTUAL REALITY AS A STORYTELLER IN JOURNALISM IS IT FOR REAL?

There is a long history of Virtual Reality over promising and being over hyped, and the truth is there is certainly hype around the current version of VR.... that said, this is quite different from the past. The technology is real and being rolled out now. And while I don’t expect this to be mainstream right away, VR is here and will only grow, especially in the content side. l How prevalent is the use of VR in the newsrooms in America? Most newsrooms are cautious as they dip their toe in the VR water, but more and more are exploring this space. Obviously leading the charge is the NYTimes, which gave their subscribers Google Cardboard viewers and launched their NYT VR app. They have partnered up with VR studios and producers to create their different 360-video based experiences. The Washington Post has partnered up and launched a couple experiences. FRONTLINE was awarded a Knight grant and has worked on several experiences. NBC Owned Television Stations have started shipping Ricoh Thetas to their stations, which represent the most common exploratory approach. Different approaches, but more are coming in. A pattern I am currently seeing is that everyone is focusing on 360-video, which is the easiest way to get into immersive VR but not many have gone into the deeper CGI/3D Unity/Unreal ap-

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proach of VR, which unlocks potential unique experiences. You see these types of experiences done by Emblematic Group, Empathetic Media and Gannett early on.

models and plugins to produce true VR Journalism experiences.

l What are the required tools for the newsroom to start producing VR?

This is all new and being explored. Every week more VR experiences are being published and each one trying new UI/UX approaches to help tell an immersive story. There is no standard or best practices. That’s incredibly exciting and ripe for news designers to explore. Mike Alger recently released a video about VR Interface Design that is truly insightful on how to design for VR: https://vimeo.com/141330081

It all depends on what your goal is, which is directly tied to your organization’s audience. But, in general, an extremely affordable way to start is by getting a low end 360 camera like the Theta or the GIROPTIC camera. While it requires a certain phone, the Samsung Gear 360 is likely the best option for a variety of reasons. Moving up in cost, there are GoPro 360 rigs like the Freedom 360 or 360 Heroes mount, or GoPro’s OMNI rig. To increase the production quality, you can add After Effects or the 360-specific software Skybox by Mettle. But don’t limit yourself to 360 video. Download a personal Unity license for free and start playing. You don’t need to be 3D artist since they have a Unity assets store that can help get

l How can VR help a storyteller in news design?

l Do universities in the US embrace VR? More and more are exploring this space as well. Obviously, I have been teaching a VR Journalism course at my institution, USC Annenberg, for more than a year. Dan Pacheco at Syracuse University has been doing work in this space as well. CUNY is offering workshops and many others at different scales.

The students traveled to Houston over spring break to shoot footage to accompany a ProPublica/ Texas Tribune project on what a hurricane could do to the city.

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