New York Times

32 posts

Tue 27 Dec
2011

Subscribing to The New York Times

11:39 AM
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It’s very difficult to determine which of The Times’ many subscription choices really offer the best value.

Fri 18 Mar
2011

What the NYT Pay Wall Really Costs

5:45 PM
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Thoughts on the opportunity cost of The New York Times’ pay wall.

Mon 07 Mar
2011

The Speed of Redesigning

10:58 AM
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The New York Times Magazine’s stunning new redesign and what it says about the challenges facing the company.

Fri 25 Feb
2011

Long Live the Design Director for NYTimes.com

3:39 PM
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After seven months, my former colleagues have hired someone new to helm the design team at the world’s greatest news site.

Wed 05 Jan
2011

Thoughts on Performance Reviews for Designers

2:58 PM
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Do designers get any benefit from annual performance reviews? Should they?

Wed 22 Sep
2010

The Times Has a New Opinion

1:13 PM
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One of my last projects at The New York Times just launched, plus a peek behind the scenes at what it takes to get a project done there.

Wed 15 Sep
2010

Thoughts on News and User Experience

2:59 PM
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Some key ideas from my lecture on news media and user experience design, presented last week at FREITAG am Donnerstag in Zurich, Switzerland. Also, full video of the whole talk.

Wed 14 Jul
2010

A Change

11:37 AM
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With mixed emotions, I’ll be leaving my position at The New York Times in just a few days.

Wed 15 Jul
2009

Drawing Power at The Times

2:00 PM

A new gallery exhibition opens up tomorrow night at The New York Times building.

Mon 23 Mar
2009

In Today’s Times

12:33 PM
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Thu 19 Mar
2009

Patrick Thomas at The New York Times

12:57 PM

Better late than never: heads up on a terrific gallery show opening tonight at The New York Times building.

Thu 04 Dec
2008

Read All About It

9:49 AM
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Starting today, a little Extra is available over at NYTimes.com.

Fri 14 Nov
2008

Game On

5:31 PM
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Game design has been telling me something about my job, and I haven’t been listening.

Wed 05 Nov
2008

Print’s Not Dead

12:48 PM
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Just a few minutes ago, some of my colleagues noticed a line forming out in front of the Times Building. People are queuing up to buy already scarce copies of today’s newspaper, presumably as mementos of the historic election of Barack Obama to the office of President of the United States.

Fri 31 Oct
2008

40th Street

11:56 AM
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Pedestrian traffic in front of the Times building.

Tue 24 Jun
2008

People Wanted

11:27 AM

An job opening and a new social networking feature at NYTimes.com.

Tue 29 Apr
2008

Please Don’t Hold Our Job Board Against Us

1:01 PM

Designers needed at NYTimes.com.

Mon 21 Apr
2008

Talk to the Hand…That Art Directs

3:17 AM

Ask me questions about NYTimes.com

Tue 05 Feb
2008

Photograph Super Tuesday

12:55 AM

Bring along your camera if you’re voting tomorrow.

Tue 08 Jan
2008

Picturing Primaries

4:35 PM

The New York Times re-launches The Polling Place Photo Project.

Tue 13 Nov
2007

Photographic Documentation

8:43 PM
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A group photo to prove we all worked together.

Thu 01 Nov
2007

The More the Merrier at NYTimes.com

12:58 AM

But wait, there’s more. More jobs open at NYTimes.com, that is.

Wed 17 Oct
2007

Open Design Positions at NYTimes.com

1:55 PM

We’re looking for two top-shelf people to join our team.

Sat 25 Aug
2007

Sunday in the Times: Choking

11:15 PM
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A special presentation for a series on China at NYTimes.com.

Tue 14 Aug
2007

Graphic Design at 70 M.P.H.

12:08 AM
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The New York Times Magazine sneaks in a lesson on graphic design.

Wed 13 Jun
2007

Elevator Trek: The Next Generation

11:23 PM
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The future of riding elevators is here. If we can just work the kinks out.

Wed 25 Apr
2007

Putting the High in Highrise

12:19 AM
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First day in a new New York Times building.

Fri 13 Apr
2007

Popularity Contest

12:54 PM

My official and mostly unsurprising endorsements for The Webby Awards.

Thu 12 Apr
2007

Apple’s Unnecessary Objects

11:02 PM
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Accusing the company of being a company.

Mon 05 Mar
2007

Illustrate Me for February

9:28 PM

Nicholas Blechman catches us up with an illustration for my archives.

Mon 17 Jul
2006

Illustrate Me for June

11:54 PM
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June’s art and an update on the project.