Newspaper design

Every page, every day, I give a damn. I was responsible for all of the story selection, art direction and headlines on the following pages from Greensboro. I oversaw the design on the material from The News & Observer in Raleigh.

A surprising study found that introverts are often better CEOs than their extroverted counterparts. I made a spare design, adding a meek-ish figure. The Careers and Homes material fall into the same section every week. A piece from The Washington Post on a furniture manufacturer hit both topics, so I jumped it to the second front.

An analysis from The Washington Post looked at how jobs are changing based on gender. The historic image was made in a Greensboro textiles mill in 1909. I pulled it from the New York Public Library digital archive, a resource that I have been waiting to use for the right story.

The back page of the Sunday D section is the TriadHomes "front." Another staff designer told me that I make them too good.

Apple CEO Tim Cook talked about what his previous boss, Steve Jobs, gave him as advice.

As with everything, the workplace faces changes in a new year. This piece looked at what might be in the cards.

With a good story and images for a car review about the Mini Cooper Countryman, I shifted other weekly material to an inside page and ran with a one-story front.

The Washington Post came to Winston-Salem, NC, for a story on the economy as seen through the life of a man who works two full-time jobs.

Curious about where your salary stands in comparison? A piece from The Washington Post listed a website where various factors can be checked.

I created this illustration to go with a local story about a trend in interviewing for jobs via videos.

The pope is seen as an example in many ways, which can then be used in the worlds of business and self as well.

Some parents have a hard time letting go, even when their kids are employed.

Some parents have a hard time letting go, even when their kids are employed.

A look at different types of office bullies and how they can affect people's lives. I made this several years ago, and am still drawn to it.

Examples of two pages for our cars-oriented pages. The name and flag changed several times in a short period of time.

The TriadCareers and TriadHomes pages fall into the same section every week. A wire story about a woman who started a business manufacturing "slob proof" furniture just down the road from Greensboro provided a unique opportunity to run the story on both fronts.

Some people use feedback better than others. A story provided pointers on why it is important.

Homes material falls on the back or the inside back of the section. I treat the space as if it was a cover, as that the material justifies it. Some of these examples had other jump stories on the bottom.

Not all jobs are good for either the employer or employee. Making sure than there is a good fit is crucial.

Many recent college graduates are having to accept employment that is not equal to their education. Getting into jobs that are a better fit can be a long process. I created the illustration/headline treatment.

Many recent college graduates are having to accept employment that is not equal to their education. Getting into jobs that are a better fit can be a long process. I created the illustration/headline treatment.

Many people, for many reasons, go through a career change. A wire story examined the best ways to make that turn. I made the accompanying photograph for the package.

Night photo editor John Hansen and I waited until late in the evening to make a call about the A1 image. This edit brought the story to the rescue aspect, instead of straight destruction.

I was training a new A1 designer the day Eve Carson, the UNC student body president, was found murdered. The plan for the page was to run an image from a candlelight vigil as the main. I found this image in the photo system; it had been taken a day or two earlier for a project, "Why Do You Do What You Do?" A reporter had it submitted. As that I thought it gave a very unique, touching, timely portrayal of what she believed in, I pitched it for A1.

There was a large, homecoming military parade in Colorado Springs on the Saturday Ronald Reagan died. We were able to give both of them the space they needed, all things considered. I pushed the photo editor for an image of Reagan that could run small on every page top inside; after much searching, it was also used as the main on A1.