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Portland Mercury Redesign Flows Like 'Melted Velvet Tiger Jizz'new

"The editorial pages were originally designed for reading in dark 1990's grunge bars," explains art director Justin "Scrappers" Morrison.
Portland Mercury  |  11-26-2012  11:50 am  |  Industry News

Metro Times Redesign Hits the Stands

Skidmore Studio revamps Detroit’s #1 alternative weekly. (FULL STORY)
Metro Times  |  10-19-2012  12:27 pm  |  Press Releases

Webinar: Create Apps that Give Back with Publish88

Join Publish88 for the webinar "Apps that Give Back" Friday, Oct. 5. at 2 p.m., Eastern time, and learn how to grow circulation and revenues while strengthening your mobile strategy using its web and mobile platforms. (FULL STORY)
AAN Staff  |  09-29-2012  4:10 am  |  Tips and Tools

Learn to Make Beautiful Data Maps with MapBox's Webinar

Join data analyst Dave Johnson of MapBox Thursday at 2 p.m., Eastern time, for a 90 minute webinar that will walk you through common use cases for web maps, and how to make your data geographic. (FULL STORY)
AAN Staff  |  09-26-2012  2:35 pm  |  Association News

San Francisco Bay Guardian: 'Are Penises Really That Scary?'new

The Bay Guardian's nude beach issue comes with a full frontal cover.
sfbg.com  |  07-23-2012  11:00 am  |  Industry News

24 Things We Learned at the 2012 AAN Convention

It's been two weeks since the 2012 AAN Convention in Detroit. So what have we learned? And where do we go from here? (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  06-22-2012  11:00 am  |  Conference News

AAN's 35th Annual Convention Heads to Detroit

AAN's 35th Annual Convention will take place Thursday, June 7 through Saturday, June 9. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  04-24-2012  5:00 pm  |  Conference News

Seven Days Hires Six New Staff Members

Six new employees have joined the staff at Seven Days over the past few months. The new hires include two staff writers, a marketing and events manager, a production manager, a designer and a sales assistant. (FULL STORY)
Seven Days  |  04-17-2012  3:40 pm  |  Press Releases

Jacksonville TV Host Rips 'GOP Rats' Cover Off Folio Weekly On Airnew

Jacksonville TV host Casey Black — who is married to a GOP House candidate — was not pleased with a Folio Weekly illustrated cover that depicted Republicans as rats.
Folio Weekly  |  04-11-2012  12:38 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

The Media Oxpecker: Are Readers a Commodity or Potential Business Partners?

The Guardian turns its readers into a resource; Google launches a paywall alternative for publishers; what one journalism professor would do if he ran an alt-weekly; and what type of journalist are you? (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-30-2012  2:05 pm  |  Media Roundup

AAN Launches Ad Design Bank

AAN is excited to announce the launch of an Ad Bank for members to share ad design ideas and target potential advertisers. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  03-08-2012  4:32 pm  |  Association News

SPD Picks 20 Best Alt-Weekly Covers of 2011

Robert Newman of the Society of Publication Designers is running some of his favorite alt-weekly covers from 2011. (FULL STORY)
SPD.org  |  01-06-2012  5:04 pm  |  Honors & Achievements

2012 AltWeekly Awards Now Accepting Entries

The 2012 AltWeekly Awards is now accepting entries. The deadline to submit entries to the contest site is Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 11 pm (EST). (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  01-04-2012  4:55 pm  |  Association News

Time 'Person of the Year' Cover Based on Photo by L.A. Weekly Photographernew

The Shepard Fairey-illustrated cover is an adaptation of a photo taken by Ted Soqui, an L.A. Weekly freelance photographer.
L.A. Weekly  |  12-14-2011  5:14 pm  |  Industry News

2012 AltWeekly Awards Entry Period, Wild Card Category Announced

The 2012 AltWeekly Awards will begin accepting entries on January 4, 2012. The deadline to submit entries is Wednesday, February 1, 2012. (FULL STORY)
AAN  |  12-14-2011  1:01 pm  |  Association News

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