http://www.statenews.com The State News Visual Editor Andrea Zagata blogs about the world of visual journalism. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:15:33 -0500 webmaster@statenews.com http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/11/reduce_stress_visualize_problems_with_simple_mind_map I have a hard time dealing with stress, and I think it might relate to not really being a word person. I’m sure there are other factors — I work late hours and my roommate isn’t always awake when I get home, often leaving me with nobody to talk things out with. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:15:33 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/11/reduce_stress_visualize_problems_with_simple_mind_map http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/11/battle_flu_fatigue_by_finding_inspiration I have officially slept through the entire first week of November. And, like the child who falls asleep on the car ride home only to wake up hours later in her own room, confused, I find myself groggily preparing to jump back into life.  Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:50:58 -0500 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/11/battle_flu_fatigue_by_finding_inspiration http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/10/halloween_a_door_for_creativity_be_careful_of_clich It’s tempting to use special occasions as an excuse to use outrageous colors and over-do your holiday spirit, but this Halloween, please keep it classy. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:16:17 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/10/halloween_a_door_for_creativity_be_careful_of_clich http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/10/show_some_love_for_design_with_clothing_activities_in_east_lansing National Design Week went, to my knowledge, largely unnoticed in East Lansing. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:39:29 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/10/show_some_love_for_design_with_clothing_activities_in_east_lansing http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/10/nbcs_alleged_illegal_font_use_shows_importance_of_font_copyright There are probably a million free fonts floating around the Internet. Dafont.com offers a bunch, and although I haven’t counted personally, I’m assuming 1001freefonts.com has a pretty big selection. The problem with free fonts, however, is that quality work rarely comes without a price. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:20:39 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/10/nbcs_alleged_illegal_font_use_shows_importance_of_font_copyright http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/10/logo_takes_newspapers_back_in_time_rather_than_into_future Newspaper designers everywhere cringed Sunday when the Newspaper Association Managers kicked off National Newspaper Week with the kind of logo that appears only in nightmares. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:43:48 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/10/logo_takes_newspapers_back_in_time_rather_than_into_future http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/10/designing_for_web_lacks_that_special_something Someday, I’m sure my kids will wonder why in the world I chose to work at a newspaper in college. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:53:45 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/10/designing_for_web_lacks_that_special_something http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/09/visual_journalists_are_anomalies_outside_of_snd When I tell people that I’m majoring in journalism, they usually ask if I prefer writing or broadcast. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:27:22 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/09/visual_journalists_are_anomalies_outside_of_snd http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/09/appreciate_the_comma_on_national_punctuation_day Typography is the way language looks, and today is National Punctuation Day. Which made me stop to think: Why would anyone feel the need to celebrate punctuation? Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:04:39 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/09/appreciate_the_comma_on_national_punctuation_day http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/09/leavebehinds_communicate_beyond_language_barriers I’m going to Buenos Aires on Wednesday, and I only speak enough Spanish to order food. It’s a good thing I’m a designer and rely heavily on visuals, right? Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:52:01 -0400 http://www.statenews.com/index.php/blog/i_shot_the_serif/2009/09/leavebehinds_communicate_beyond_language_barriers