tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post1375452031519681320..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: USAT | In rare switch, logo gets tweaked MondayJim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-11434484444368214612011-01-24T20:52:41.326-05:002011-01-24T20:52:41.326-05:00What the heck difference does this make?What the heck difference does this make?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-39943771703732733892011-01-23T19:04:51.580-05:002011-01-23T19:04:51.580-05:00Everyone should talk about this tomorrow, when the...Everyone should talk about this tomorrow, when they have something to actually talk about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64612798746319350532011-01-23T17:00:31.418-05:002011-01-23T17:00:31.418-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-16537016844441945732011-01-23T16:54:55.087-05:002011-01-23T16:54:55.087-05:00I did it with my daughter's paint set, and whe...I did it with my daughter's paint set, and when you mix blue together with orange, it comes out gray.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55141254857958087432011-01-23T12:09:18.246-05:002011-01-23T12:09:18.246-05:00There's plenty of blame -- and credit for good...There's plenty of blame -- and credit for good work -- to go all the way around.Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53711325808193196302011-01-23T12:00:51.115-05:002011-01-23T12:00:51.115-05:00The last few posts show why and how the employees ...The last few posts show why and how the employees have done a lot to wreck Gannett.<br /><br />Corporate is a mess, but the worker bees have done a lot of damage, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-7396176270240691952011-01-23T09:51:34.294-05:002011-01-23T09:51:34.294-05:009:47: The logo is currently 100 Cyan (not blue). A...9:47: The logo is currently 100 Cyan (not blue). Adding 10 percent Magenta and 10 percent Black makes the logo a deeper shade of Cyan, not Purple.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86791522282053364412011-01-23T09:47:04.920-05:002011-01-23T09:47:04.920-05:00Changing the USA flagship color from solid blue to...Changing the USA flagship color from solid blue to purplish is not a major change? Come on. What about the blue ball and the logo on the side of the building in McLean. They going purple, too? It's laughable to say this is minor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-49063983274710474112011-01-23T05:20:28.415-05:002011-01-23T05:20:28.415-05:00Brainiacs - this note was for print sites, who hav...Brainiacs - this note was for print sites, who have gone 100% cyan on the nameplate for decades. This memo was simply to forestall pressman calls in the middle of the night. Jeez.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-76997026849539198732011-01-23T04:57:31.417-05:002011-01-23T04:57:31.417-05:00Hey, this stupid employee didn't write a memo ...Hey, this stupid employee didn't write a memo to everyone detailing the changes. If, as presented, they are minor, why not just let them go through unannounced and no one would notice? Sending out a memo shows some intention of major change, and that could affect my future and the well-being of my family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79335775045460043832011-01-23T02:00:06.412-05:002011-01-23T02:00:06.412-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-23655729291759261352011-01-23T01:50:43.955-05:002011-01-23T01:50:43.955-05:00They are making such a fuss about it, it has to be...They are making such a fuss about it, it has to be a significant move.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19878983115019746982011-01-23T00:21:49.083-05:002011-01-23T00:21:49.083-05:00Your post says it's noteworthy, Jim. Nice 180....Your post says it's noteworthy, Jim. Nice 180.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-26444775322760197852011-01-23T00:19:47.856-05:002011-01-23T00:19:47.856-05:0010:37 If very few people see any difference at all...10:37 If very few people see any difference at all, what has been accomplished?Jim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-65821588931323864002011-01-22T22:55:17.615-05:002011-01-22T22:55:17.615-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-32514479301039802742011-01-22T22:54:33.368-05:002011-01-22T22:54:33.368-05:00"Very few people will see any difference at a..."Very few people will see any difference at all."<br /><br />Or care.<br /><br />This is an area where corporate gets only part of the blame. Stupid employees buy into this stuff and blow it out of proportion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-25630129022753340522011-01-22T22:37:20.052-05:002011-01-22T22:37:20.052-05:00The Blog is overhyping this. Very few people will ...The Blog is overhyping this. Very few people will see any difference at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-55652163908209931172011-01-22T22:06:11.844-05:002011-01-22T22:06:11.844-05:007:43 p.m.: You must be fun to work with. About as ...7:43 p.m.: You must be fun to work with. About as fun as cyanide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-72773530242440731812011-01-22T19:43:25.394-05:002011-01-22T19:43:25.394-05:00"We saw the two front pages side by side at t..."We saw the two front pages side by side at the editorial meeting. The redesign looks good. I like it."<br /><br />Good for you, 4:48. Should we care?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-20709036652225600762011-01-22T19:25:51.352-05:002011-01-22T19:25:51.352-05:00Sam Zell ordered redesign of all the Tribune prope...Sam Zell ordered redesign of all the Tribune properties and within months they were in bankruptcy. Looks to me we are heading in the same direction with this revamping of local type faces and USAT changes. Leave the design alone. It's a certain curse to play with design.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-51461934275346956082011-01-22T19:16:51.282-05:002011-01-22T19:16:51.282-05:00Isn't, say, $10,000 a five-figure salary?
Well...Isn't, say, $10,000 a five-figure salary?<br />Well, nobody said reporters were good at math.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-40066297849351856492011-01-22T18:40:18.094-05:002011-01-22T18:40:18.094-05:00This has all the signs of a desparation move. We ...This has all the signs of a desparation move. We can't do anything about the circulation decline, and ad salesmen are fighting the collapse in ads. But we can do something about the design of the paper, so let's tinker with that. It is all such a sorry mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-82680016890277319322011-01-22T17:17:11.379-05:002011-01-22T17:17:11.379-05:00It looks good with all the new Bells and Whistles ...It looks good with all the new Bells and Whistles ... <br /><br />.... But.... is it going to increase the circulation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-4611770289157423422011-01-22T16:48:44.393-05:002011-01-22T16:48:44.393-05:00We saw the two front pages side by side at the edi...We saw the two front pages side by side at the editorial meeting. The redesign looks good. I like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-64573478784449768202011-01-22T16:23:12.158-05:002011-01-22T16:23:12.158-05:00Design team's FIVE-FIGURE paychecks? Wow, the...Design team's FIVE-FIGURE paychecks? Wow, they must be living the good life.<br /><br />This has nothing to do with the DAILY, or even ad space (there is actually a little less space for ads). Just a requested update.<br /><br />What negative loons inhabit this board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com