The
Middle East's eyes on news design
The Africa-Middle East Region of the
Society for News Design is offering a new way to highlight Arabic-language
newspaper titles that exhibit good design. The new online initiative recognizes
newspapers and professionals from the region who are concerned with enhancing
the quality of visual information for readers.
Legibility, page layout and typography
are some of the factors under consideration. Each year the Society for News
Design announces the World's Best-Designed newspapers. These choices are
made by an international panel of judges through an annual competition.
The 2007 Call for Entries and rules will be released in November.
In contrast, the new SND endeavor in
the Middle East does not require entering a competition. Rather, it recognizes
and honors all publications that have invested in the field of design by
displaying examples of excellence online at URL.
SND's Region 20 Director, Douglas Okasaki,
a senior designer at Gulf News in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, says: "The
Middle East is a region that sees many new titles launched every year. These
publications provide a promising future for visual journalism. By recognizing
newspapers that display a high standard of design, SND hopes to encourage
and commend the companies that have invested in this region."
To learn more about the Middle Eastern initiative, contact Douglas Okasaki
at snd20@snd20.org . Or contact the
Society for News Design, 1130 Ten Rod Road, D 202, North Kingstown, RI 02852;
phone, (401) 294-5233; fax, (401) 294-5238; e-mail, snd@snd.org.
Founded in 1979, the Society for News Design is a nonprofit membership organization
with 2,400 members in more than 50 countries. Its mission is to enhance
communication around the world through excellence in visual journalism.
The 29th SND Annual Workshop & Exhibition, which draws visual journalists
from around the globe, will be Oct. 11-13, 2007, in Boston. |
