Visual journalist extraordinaire Charles Apple has moved his blog to the American Copy Editor’s Society website. Apple, one of today’s greatest sources for design information and analysis, will continue his daily discussions of newspaper and media design. He’s off to a great start in his new home — he’s been a blogging fool all day. [...]

Do you have a fierce portfolio? What is a fierce portfolio? I’m not sure. But the people behind “CMYK — America’s Top Graphic Designer” are looking for them. And clichéd “out-of-the-box” creativity. Grab your résumé, your fierce portfolio, fill out the application (Under Consideration has some great answers to their questions) and get to one [...]

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel is launching its redesign next Sunday. Charles Apple had a sneak peek a couple of weeks ago. Now the paper’s marketing department wants to tell you about it. Check out that front-page — Superman-style “S” logo, one story, several headlines at the top of the page and a new format for [...]

Flogos are soapy logos (or whatever you want). They’re 24- or 36-inch 3-D white clouds; 48-inch version coming soon, and color versions will be available next year. Cloud design could be the next best thing to controlling the weather!

First, an idea for a Mother’s Day column. As I was out running errands, hearing moms dispense “advice,” I occurred to me that would be a fun column. Don’t ask moms for advice, just eavesdrop. Among the gems today: “No, you shouldn’t wear red to a wedding. You don’t want to look like a whore.” [...]