World Association of News Publishers


News Design Asia 2015

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News Design Asia 2015

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Introduction to Event

In a multi-screen world where news media must compete for every second of attention of their readers and users, the way we produce and package news on different platforms is gaining a crucial importance in newsrooms across the globe.

The success of Flipboard, News Republic or the still young Yahoo! News Digests apps has demonstrated that a clear focus on user-experience can give smart media companies a decisive competitive edge. But are online pure players bound to become our unique source of inspiration for news design?

Legacy media companies face the necessity to adapt their journalism to the changing reader behaviours without compromising the rigor and quality of their news content. Editors and designers have to move between long form and short form narration, figure out the best way to use type and colour palette and learn to give a growing importance to vector illustrations, graphics, photographs and maps. These challenges imply the redefinition of roles, workflows and processes in the newsroom.

Speakers

  • Ignatius Low
    Managing Editor, The Straits Times, Singapore Press Holdings

    Ignatius Low is currently Managing Editor of The Straits Times.  He joined the newspaper in...

Speakers

  • Adolfo Arranz
    Creative Director, MediaCorp, Singapore

    Adolfo Arranz, Creative Director in MediaCorp (Singapore), is responsible for the graphics...

  • Ignatius Low
    Managing Editor, The Straits Times, Singapore Press Holdings

    Ignatius Low is currently Managing Editor of The Straits Times.  He joined the newspaper in...

  • Luis Chumpitaz
    Information Graphics Director, Al Bayan, UAE

    Luis Chumpitaz is an intrepid explorer of multi-lingual design and journalism...

  • Matt Martel
    Executive Editor, Photo and Presentation, Fairfax Media, Australia

    Matt Martel is Executive Editor for Photography and Presentation at Fairfax's The Sydney Morning...

  • Peter Ong
    CEO, Checkout Australia Pty Ltd, Australia

    Peter Ong is a newspaper consultant in Sydney, Australia. He has been a journalist for more than...

  • Rio Waas
    Artistic Department Head Assist., Media Indonesia, Indonesia

    Rio Waas, is Artistic Dept. Head Assistant at Media Indonesia Daily Newspaper in Jakarta,...

  • Sara Quinn
    Vice President, Society for News Design

    A design and journalism consultant and researcher, Sara Quinn holds the R.M. Seaton Endowed...

  • Simon Scarr
    Deputy Head of Graphics, Thomson Reuters

    Simon Scarr is Deputy Head of Graphics for ThomsonReuters, the world’s largest international...

Further Information


WAN-IFRA and the Society for News Design (SND) join hands once again for showcasing in this conference the “best practices” in news media design & redesign, for print and digital platforms. 

  • SND: Get inspiration from the world's best designed newspapers
  • Brand recognition: Maintaining a consistent look and feel across platforms
  • How to successfully transition a print staff into a digital team? 
  • Implementing new workflows for print and digital magazine design
  • How to arm reporters with tools to produce their own multimedia?
  • How to keep focussing on long-term projects in a fast paced digital world?
  • SND: Get inspiration from the world's best digital designs
  • Hands-on session: get your work analysed by news design experts

 

1-day Post Conference Workshop

Workshop leader: Sara Quinn, VP, Society of News Design / Director, Poynter Institute.

In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to work on the design of specific products or to get their own work analysed by the workshop leaders. The workshop will also give participants the opportunity to implement some of the ideas developed during the conference under the guidance of the trainers.

For more details on workshop, click here.


 

This event is meant for Design or Art Directors, Editors in Chief, Designers, Graphic Artists, Digital Designers & Web Designers, Editors, Section Heads & Section Editors, Sub-Editors and all media professionals committed to improve news design and data visualization so as to enhance the reach and quality of their news offering in print and on digital platforms.


 

The 2-days conference and 1-day workshop will be held at Connexion@Nexus located at Bangsar South City.

 

 

The official hotel for News Design Asia 2015 is Capri by Fraser located adjacent to the conference venue. 

More details on the venue and hotel, click here.


 

Date and Location

  • 28 Jul 2015 - 30 Jul 2015
    Kuala Lumpur
    Malaysia

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