Design

For several years, my primary work in newspapers was as a designer. Using Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress, I laid out the Austin American-Statesman’s personal finance, technology, homes, lifestyle, food and news sections and the XL entertainment tabloid.  And in the days before desktop publishing software replaced paper, wax and X-acto knives, I designed the Bryan-College Station Eagle’s food and lifestyle sections.

Because of my design experience, I see the importance of all aspects of a package in telling a story, something I also keep in  mind as a writer and editor.  I have planned the visual presentation of stories and sections, assigned graphics, coordinated photo shoots, and worked on a creative team with writers, editors, artists and photographers.  I was also the first designer chosen for a pilot project to bring more long-range planning to the Statesman’s weekend business sections.

Click on the links below to see PDFs of some of my pages for the Statesman’s business sections.

Sunday Business: Applied Materials
Sunday Business: Mansion at Judges’ Hill
Tech Monday: Silicon Valley
Tech Monday: Austin Ventures
Tech Monday: ClearCommerce
Central Texas Homes: Housing bubble

To see more of the pages that I have designed for the Statesman’s lifestyle and business sections, click on images in the gallery below.