| The Independent Graphic Design Excellence |
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Its almost common place now to say that newspapers are finished and that all they can look forward to is eeking out a living online, while their paper edition die a slow death.
This is true for most newspapers and in Britain there's only one newspaper that has consistently been able to overcome the negative predictions.
In late 2003, the Indpendent was a struggling newspaper. It ranked almost last in popularity among the Britain's dozen major newspapers. It was then that it made the brave decision to move from being a broadsheet to being a tabloid. Every day the frontpage features a single image or photo trying to grab the readers attention. Some worked and some didn't but many were little masterpieces of graphic design. 3 1/2 years later it is selling 15.5 per cent more than it did back in September 2003. While their reporting is good and has won several awards, its their cover photos that really make the Independent stand out. Today, we take a look back at some of the very best graphic design examples from the Independent frontpage over the last 18 months:
Click here to see all a list of all Independent frontpages since January 2006.
Comments (3)
  written by steve, June 01, 2007
Hey Brian
I wonder if a big difference is emerging between Europe and the US on this. As a Britsh expat in the US, it seems that the papers here are in a vicious circle - revenue is falling so they produce poor journalism, which in turn reduces revenue. Compare that to the last time I was back in the UK (Summer 2006) and at least 12 or 13 papers were available in shops up and down the country. Here in the US you might find the local paper, plus the USA Today in a 50c box outside.  written by Brian Teeman, June 02, 2007
What you do find in the UK is that the cost of the quality newspapers is increasing to over $1.50 per issue (and $3-5 on a Sunday).
But they have no resemblance to USA Today which is closer to the type of newspaper that is given away free of charge on public transport. Write comment
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Where newspapers win hands down over the net is not in their presentation of the news, tv and the web win hands down there, but in their in depth analysis.
I know from my travels that the majority of newspapers outside of europe dont really do this but every day in the Independent and The Times I find at least 1 hours of reading (thats the length of my commute).
Although I get all my news online I've yet to find a site that offers the indepth stuff these newspapers provide