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The Newseum featured my work

In 2014, I was in the strange position of working at a newspaper covering racial unrest that was erupting in the little suburb where I happened to live. As I wrote that year, “That weekend was intense and surreal: I designed the front page of the Post-Dispatch each night, while watching on TV as my town convulsed with anger.”

The final front page for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s  Monday, Aug. 11, 2014 edition.

I designed numerous Ferguson-related Sunday and Monday A1s for the Post-Dispatch in the subsequent weeks, months and years (See some here). I remain proud of all that work. But it was the one from the second night that will forever be ingrained in my memory.

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An October to remember

This has been a crazy month on all fronts:

* Our house has been under construction, and is nearing completion. We had thought that it might even be ready to move in by the end of October. That didn’t happen, but we will be moving in soon.

* At work, I had a special news project that I designed. That was a big deal on its own … but then the Cardinals made a little playoff run that became a World Series championship.

* World Series Game 7 was played on International Josh Day Eve. That was a long night, which meant festivities for International Josh Day were delayed in order that I might nap.

* I had a couple opportunities for public speaking: talked with a college class on design, and taught some preschoolers the sunday after the World Series.

In case you are curious about some of the projects I worked on for the P-D this month, here are some links:

h2. Deadly Day Cares

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Deadly Day Cares was a three-day series focusing on the inordinate number of child deaths which occur in unlicensed Missouri day cares. It has provoked reaction from the public and politicians, which is good. I designed all of this series in print and online. Check out these links to explore some of the series:

* “Part 1: Children die as dangers ignored”:http://bit.ly/ogsjvv
* “Interactive: 45 children who died”:http://bit.ly/pPi8d7
* “See the entire series: stltoday.com/daycares”:http://bit.ly/deadlydaycares

h2. Cardinals scouting reports

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As the National League Division series began, I produced an interactive scouting reports for the Cardinals and the Phillies. For each successive round, we produced reports for the Cardinals’ other opponents. Take a look at how they turned out:

* “Cardinals scouting report”:http://bit.ly/cardsReport
* “Phillies scouting report”:http://bit.ly/nezNgw
* “Brewers scouting report”:http://bit.ly/nTtkUV
* “Rangers scouting report”:http://bit.ly/rangersReport

h2. Pujols’ 3-HR game

I worked late the night of Pujols’ amazing performance in Game 3, putting together a compilation of videos showing 3-home-run performances in the World Series by Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson, and Albert Pujols.

* “Videos: Ruth, Jackson, Pujols hit 3”:http://bit.ly/ws3hrs

h2. Cardinals 11 championships

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Finally, after the Cardinals won the World Series, I put together an interactive look back at all 11 of the Redbirds’ championships. It includes recaps, photos, and videos.

* “Interactive: Cardinals’ 11 championships”:http://bit.ly/11championships

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When news happens

Working at a newspaper is still an exciting thing to do, even if the future of the industry looks dim.

In the last week, I have had to work during two big breaking news stories. The first was the horrible shooting at ABB in St. Louis. The second was McGwire’s admission yesterday that he took steroids.

My job each time was to design informative, compelling pages. In such situations, there is a lot of collaborative work with my bosses and other designers. Also, important editors are frequently looking over your shoulder. Deadline looms.

It’s an environment I still enjoy and still thrive in. Here’s to hoping that newspapers survive their current morass so they can continue informing the public and serving as a check against abuses by governments or businesses.

Also, check out the Post-Dispatch’s work on the McGwire confession on the “SportsDesigner blog”:http://www.sportsdesigner.com/1/2010/01/mcgwire-pages.html