Newspaper design day in London

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On Friday, May 19, the St Bride Library will hold a one-day conference on the history and design of newspapers. It looks fabulous — wish I lived close enough to attend.

This is short notice; you can download an application at the web site, and get more information. The fees benefit the Library.

Speakers and their talks:

• Peter Baistow: “From flong to film and beyond”
• Simon Esterson: “The rise and fall of the colour magazine”
• John Belknap: “Could ugly be beautiful?”
• Alan Rusbridger: “The shrinking broadsheet”
• Mark Porter: “Why does a newspaper look like it does?”
• Paul Barnes: “The story of the new Guardian typeface”
• Nico Macdonald: “Design: the neglected discipline online”