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#1 2008-09-23 21:03:44

mwr
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Well-designed newspaper websites

Most newspaper websites are cluttered and lack focus. Does anyone know of some examples of newspaper websites that follow good design principles? It doesn’t matter if they’re large or small.


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#2 2008-09-23 23:14:45

joebaich
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Re: Well-designed newspaper websites

Washington Times comes to mind, used to be less than average but now much improved after a recent face lift.

Last edited by joebaich (2008-09-24 03:38:26)

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#3 2008-09-23 23:57:45

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#4 2008-09-24 01:58:35

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Re: Well-designed newspaper websites

Might be blasphemy to mention these here.
I’ve never used them – just bookmarked them as good template ideas.
They are both wordpress “news” themes – [Cringe]

News – very clean
Revolution

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#5 2008-09-24 07:06:19

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Re: Well-designed newspaper websites

I like the New York Times site.

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#6 2008-09-24 15:42:48

mwr
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Re: Well-designed newspaper websites

Those WordPress themes are actually quite nice. They’re good examples of news sites as envisioned by people from outside the industry. We tend to be insular so it’s great to see a fresh take. I also really like the innovation displayed in the Washington Times site.


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#7 2008-09-24 17:00:31

renobird
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Re: Well-designed newspaper websites

Oh yeah. Just remembered Scientific American (yeah, I’m a nerd)
Not a newspaper – but good layout.

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#8 2008-09-25 17:22:56

Viktor
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Re: Well-designed newspaper websites

The German online newspaper Spiegel Online is my favourite layout.

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#9 2008-09-25 17:30:42

joebaich
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Re: Well-designed newspaper websites

Hey Viktor, I like Spiegel Online too, both the content and the layout. Your link to the site is scrambled. Replace the Textile in your post with:

"Spiegel Online":http://www.spiegel.de

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#10 2008-09-25 18:05:15

JanDW
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Re: Well-designed newspaper websites

I also like the new york times website for adopting the paper edition style to the web – it just lures you in. Great stuff! I like The New Yorker site for similar reasons. Type and layout – it’s all a newspaper needs!

Does anybody know what CMS these sites use? Or are they custom built solutions?

Last edited by JanDW (2008-09-25 18:07:02)


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#11 2008-09-26 12:27:03

Viktor
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Re: Well-designed newspaper websites

The link works now. thanks joebaich.

I don’t know but I think the NYT’s CMS is custom-built.

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