Newspaper design: Art direction & layout

Here’s a sampling of news design I’ve done that’s not tied to special projects.

Hattiesburg American At Home cover

Montgomery Advertiser Sunday 1A

Montgomery Advertiser Sunday 1A
A fun page featuring a snowy skybox and an alternative-format CP on the upcoming Egg Bowl.

Skybox by Merry Eccles

Jackson Clarion-Ledger Sunday business front. Illustration created in Photoshop.
Jackson Clarion-Ledger Go! section front.
Hatiiesburg American 1A announcing new Pope.

Jackson Clarion-Ledger Perspectives cover. Illustrated using stock art pieces.
A take on the Facebookization of things, featuring an illustration by Shane McDermott
A very vertical A1 with a very bold, graphic treatment.
He’s Gone: Huge news day when coach John Calipari shocked Memphis by leaving for Kentucky.
Gone … again: Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton had a way of retiring … and the un-retiring. This was his the page when he shocked the city by announcing that, no, he really was leaving this time.
Real Downer: An A1 on deadline in need of a graphic solution without any photographs.
One Hit Wonders: A sports front I art directed, illustrated and designed.
Odd Man Out: An A1 featuring a photo illustration by John Sale.
Next Mayor: A Viewpoint cover that needed a graphic solution without any visuals.
Expensive Tastes: An A1 that I art directed, photographed and designed.
Blood Relatives: A1 on the relationship between the brothers in the infamous Lester Street case.
America Hasn’t Forgotten 1: Three-page Viewpoint spread chronicling local veterans who traveled to D.C. to honor their service.
America Hasn’t Forgotten 2-3: Three-page Viewpoint spread chronicling local veterans who traveled to D.C. to honor their service.
Murder Inc. Viewpoint cover I designed and art directed. Illustration by Shane McDermott.

Wealth Gap: Viewpoint cover featuring Shane McDermott illustration.

Under Fire: Breaking news A1. Infamous incident where two so-called sovereign citizens — one of whom was a teenage boy — shot and killed two West Memphis police officers and wounded two others. May 2010.