MG partner Matt Mansfield has been assisting on the redesign of the Las Vegas Sun, slated for launch next weekend. Mansfield has been working with SND President Bill Gaspard to create the paper's new look, advising on nameplate design, developing page architecture and selecting typography. Mercury News graphic artist Shan Carter created the new sun for the nameplate and use in all Sun publications. Look for full redesign details here soon.

MG's work with The Spokesman-Review continues as we introduce a new look for the newspaper's weekend section. Meant to be a guide for entertainment in the Inland Northwest, the 7 section already has a desirable following among Spokanites in their early 20s.

Denise M. Reagan's design helps to reconcile editor Nancy Malone's desire to create a visual look that will appeal to younger readers while also feeling modern enough for people in their 30s and 40s. Reagan's ultra-modern minimalist architecture incorporates the Hoefler & Frere-Jones font Whitney as the base typography for the entire section.

The new look premieres ahead of the full newspaper redesign with an Oct. 21 target for launch. Look for pages from S-R designer Bridget Sawicki's first section that weekend!

MG Redesign has been chosen by the Spokane (Wash.) newspaper for its upcoming redesign, which is slated to launch in early 2006 as the centerpiece of a 50-inch web press project. The new Spokesman-Review will be changed from top to bottom, including several new products that the MG team will help editors in Spokane think through and launch.

"We're delighted to be working with the talented editors, photographers and designers in Spokane," said Matt Mansfield. "This is a newspaper with a rich tradition of visual storytelling; we could not be happier to help add to that tradition."

The MG project team is spearheaded by Mansfield, with Scott Goldman, Denise M. Reagan and Jonathon Berlin doing much of the central design work. Reagan will also create the newspaper's new style guide.

Geoff Pinnock, The Spokesman-Review's presentation editor, will be the on-site project manager for the redesign effort, working closely with the MG team on all aspects of the changes.

Hoefler & Frere-Jones type foundry has been selected as the source for all of the newspaper's new typography. And reknowned type designer Jim Parkinson will create the redrawn Spokesman-Review nameplate.

The MG team has been working with Spokane editors since March to rethink the newspaper. Look for more details on the redesign here and in your registration bags at the Society for News Design's annual workshop in Houston in early October.