We started to make a double page series of Tartu city districts in Tartu Postimees (the local paper in Estonia). When it comes to double page series, there has to be always some kind of obligatory element and so we made up some ( for example city map as a rubric, the city district in a close-up, table of statistics, three or four interviews with people, picture quiz and etc). The first double page series have appeared in print.

 

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At Tartu Postimees we again designed a bigger infographics:  winter fishing on the lake Peipsi. The idea came from our text editor Liina-Jaanika Seiser: How can we show, with the help of graphics, what is going on in the lake Peipsi during wintertime, above and also underneath the surface of the ice. Collecting information was rather difficult, as there is no data about how many fishermen there go on  the lake. But all together we found some information and the result is  as following.

 

This graphic made me think about other fine infographics that are made in Estonian newspapers. So I browsed through some newspapers from the beginning of the year and I found six fine graphics, in my opinion.

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For a change let’s look what the neighbours from South – Latvian and Lithuanian newspapers are doing. Here you can see only the front pages, which don’t give a all view, but they still show something.

I’ve heard that some Latvian and Lithuanian newspapers have used the help of foreign design consultants. For example, Latvian newspaper’s Diena sports extra is designed by Spanish Cases i Associats. Also, Danish designer Ole Munk helped to transfer Diena from large format to a compact one (he has also designed one of Latvian local  newspaper – Zemgale Zinas). Jacek Utko – the head designer in Bonniers group has also advised both countries business newspapers. A few years ago me and Artur Kuus made a new design to a Lithuanian newspaper – Lietuvos rytas.

 

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Estonian newspapers show the best photos of the year 2009. Here you can see the photos of business paper Äripäev (news photos and feature photos), local paper Tartu Postimees (here) and national paper Postimees (here).

 

I uploaded some infographics which we used in Tartu Postimees (the local supplement of Postimees, the biggest newspaper in Estonia). The purpose is to exchange ideas and to discuss about the role of  infographics in todays newspapers. Greetings, infographic artists from Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Hungary etc, can you send me your works and I shall show these to other readers!

 

Äripäev, the Estonian business paper, sent some of their infographics. Look read more.

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Monday November 16th is a milestone in the history of Helsingin Sanomat, the largest newspaper by circulation in the Nordic region, and it is also a moment when the present staff turn a new page, writes HS in their international edition.  It was on this day 120 years ago that Helsingin Sanomat’s immediate predecessor Päivälehti first made its appearance in 1889, and today has also been chosen for the launch of a new look for the daily newspaper.

The most obvious changes for the readers of the print paper will come in the shape of a new font for headlines and body texts, as those behind the venture have sought above all to improve clarity and readability.

 

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After more than six months of planning, preparation and speculation, November 2 saw the first edition of Germany’s redesigned political and financial daily Handelsblatt, writes editorsweblog.org.

The Garcia Media redesign signifies a milestone in German press, as the publication is the first quality German newspaper to make the decision to switch from the broadsheet to the compact size. As Garcia himself points out, other publishers will now be watching and gauging reactions, and asking themselves whether they should now take a similar step.

 

This year the best designed newspapers in Europe come from Sweden, Germany, Portugal and Croatia, writes in your webpage newspaper designer Norbert Küpper.  A total of 241 newspapers from 27 countries participated in the 11th European Newspaper Award. Awards of Excellence are given to 108 newspapers in 21 countries.

The awards for best design and concept got in category local newspaper Smålandsposten, Sweden, in category regional newspaper Stuttgarter Zeitung, Germany, in category nationwide newspaper I informação, Portugal. Judges’ Special Recognition got newspaper 24sata, Croatia.

 

More information you cad read in the European Newspaper Award webpage.

Estonian newspapers got three awards in this contest, all for the front pages. These newspapers are Postimees, Tartu Postimees and Äripäev.