On 10/12/05 10:41 PM, "Jon Gorder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Does anyone have any comments on the actual newspaper, the one that > you unfold while you drink your coffee? That's what I've been reading for > fifty years (I learned how to read from the funnies and comic books) and I > intend to keep on reading it in that manner until my feet are free from this > earthly domain. I just like the tactile response, the feel of the fresh news > in my hands. Marshall Macluhan (sp?) once said "reading a newspaper is like > sinking into a warm bath" and I think he was right. You can't envelope > yourself in a screen. I was skeptical on Sunday when I saw the preview section on the new design for the paper version. And after two days of the new design, I can't say I'm too impressed. I think the new fonts and layout look fairly cheesy. One friend of mine said it reminded him of USA Today. I thought it reminded me more of the silly advertising/promotion junk mail I get periodically from my HMO. One thing I'm glad about is that my eyeglass prescription is still current or I think I'd be basically screwed as far as reading the moving listings, the horoscope or the scoreboard page in the sports section. What is that font size, about 6pt or so? My guess is there's probably a lot of very annoyed elder folks breaking out their reading specs or possibly even magnifying glasses the past couple days...I suppose I should be happy that the Strib didn't use the redesign as an excuse to jack up the price some more - at least not yet... Mark Snyder Windom Park REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
