Collegian Design Desk

Colorado State University's daily student-run newspaper, The Rocky Mountain Collegian, is dedicated to serving and covering the CSU and Fort Collins communities. This is the Collegian's design blog. In each post we will feature some of the paper's best design elements, other non-design work done by the staff and new or exciting happenings in the design world.

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August 22nd, 2011 at 1:41PM

Monday, August 22, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian front page of Section A PDF.

Page designed by Visual Managing Editor Greg Mees.

Today’s Top Stories:

1. It’s a bird, it’s a plane…no wait, it’s a comic book store

2. RAMFAM getting down to business

3. Ram Welcome kicks off new year

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April 28th, 2011 at 12:08PM

Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian front page PDF.

Page designed by Chief Designer Greg Mees and Design Editor Alexandra Sieh.

Today’s Top Stories:

1. Whistle for Congo

2. Parmelee evacuated

3. Swimming: Swim coach legend to retire in July

4. Our Royal Wedding report

5 notes #Alexandra Sieh #The Rocky Mountain Collegian #Whistle #breaking news #collegian #design #design editor #front page pdf #journalism #news #newspaper #photography #the strip club #Royal Wedding #Queen #Kate #William

April 28th, 2011 at 12:07PM

Thursday, April 28, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian Royal Wedding graphic.

Graphic reworking by Chief Designer Greg Mees.

The Story:

Our Royal Wedding report

7 notes #journalism #news #newspaper #collegian #The Rocky Mountain Collegian #Royal Wedding #London #England #fort collins #Greg Mees #Chief Designer #graphic

April 27th, 2011 at 12:30PM

Wednesday, April 27, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian front page PDF.

Page designed by Chief Designer Greg Mees and Design Editor Alexandra Sieh.

Today’s Top Stories:

1. Gun pulled in Engineering lot

2. How not to climb a ‘Fourteener’: Don’t do any of this if you want to live

3. Reaching new heights for at-risk youth

4. A look at Libya

April 26th, 2011 at 12:05PM

Tuesday, April 26, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian front page PDF.

Page designed by Chief Designer Greg Mees.

Today’s Top Stories:

1. Awesome Aussies: Trio brings big crowd, bigger laugh

2. Volleyball: Rams to face Chinese team

3. CSU students conquer the Death March

#journalism #news #newspaper #collegian #The Rocky Mountain Collegian #the strip club #Death March #Aussie #Awesome #Axis of Awesome #Volleyball #China #design #photography #Chief Designer #Greg Mees #front page pdf #Energy Drinks

April 26th, 2011 at 11:58AM

Tuesday, April 26, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian Opinion page.

Page designed by Chief Designer Greg Mees.

Today’s Top Stories:

1. Our View: Fractions, Blago, the jury

2. Blame the victim

3. Lamenting college days gone by

#journalism #news #newspaper #collegian #The Rocky Mountain Collegian #opinion #our view #Greg Mees #Chief Designer #design #OpEd #opinion tuesday #column #columnist #Poll Question #LTTE

April 26th, 2011 at 11:53AM

Tuesday, April 26, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian Opinion Tuesday.

Page designed by Designer Joe Linck.

Today’s Top Stories:

1. Yays and Nays

2. Venus vs. Mars: Is physical distance stronger love?

3. Guest Column: We are students just like you

#journalism #opinion #OpEd #opinion tuesday #Joe Linck #design #yays and nays #venus vs. mars #Guest Column #uwire #column #edtoon #designer

April 26th, 2011 at 11:19AM

Monday, April 25, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian front page PDF.

Page designed by Chief Designer Greg Mees.

Today’s Top Stories:

1. Earth Day bash hits FoCo

2. ‘Awesome’ comedians visit from Down Under

3. Popular gallery shutting its doors

1 note #journalism #news #newspaper #collegian #The Rocky Mountain Collegian #the strip club #Greg Mees #Chief Designer #photography #design #front page pdf #Earth Day #feature photo

April 26th, 2011 at 11:13AM

Monday, April 25, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian Sports Monday.

Page designed by Design Editor Alexandra Sieh.

Today’s Top Stories:

1. GOODness Gracious: Senior impresses at spring game

2. Spring game brings excitement

3. The Sports STATEment: Fairchild with plenty to prove in 2011

#journalism #news #newspaper #collegian #The Rocky Mountain Collegian #the sports statement #joel hafnor #design #design editor #Alexandra Sieh #Sports #sports monday #football #coach #CSU #Rams #photography

April 22nd, 2011 at 12:26PM

Friday, April 22, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian front page PDF.

Page designed by Design Editor Alexandra Sieh.

Today’s Top Stories:

1. Taking the Night: Survivors march for change

2. A low turnout for open forum

3. New fraternity lodge on the forefront

#journalism #news #newspaper #collegian #The Rocky Mountain Collegian #the strip club #design #photography #Alexandra Sieh #design editor #Take Back the Night #Fraternity

April 22nd, 2011 at 12:20PM

Friday, April 22, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian Sports Friday.

Page designed by Chief Designer Greg Mees.

Today’s Top Stories:

1. ConsiSTEMcy: Player puts stamp on program

2. Football: Rams ready for Green and Gold spring game

#journalism #news #newspaper #collegian #The Rocky Mountain Collegian #sports #sports friday #Stem #softball #football #design #photography

April 21st, 2011 at 1:34PM

Thursday, April 21, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian entertainment section cover. The Verve section runs weekly Thursdays.

Page designed by graphic designer Katie Dalsimer.

Today’s Verve:

Students find humor in unhappiness

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April 21st, 2011 at 1:29PM

Thursday, April 21, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian main verve. The Verve section runs weekly Thursdays.

Page designed by Chief Designer Greg Mees.

Today’s Verve:

Students find humor in unhappiness

1 note #journalism #news #newspaper #collegian #The Rocky Mountain Collegian #Verve #endgame #beckett #Entertainment #main verve

April 20th, 2011 at 11:24AM

Wednesday, April 20, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian front page PDF.

Page designed by Chief Designer Greg Mees.

Today’s Top Stories:

1. Condi Cometh: Condoleezza dazzles campus

2. MMJ in the cloud

3. Gas prices may pass $4 a gallon

#journalism #news #newspaper #collegian #The Rocky Mountain Collegian #the strip club #Greg Mees #Chief Designer #design #photography #front page pdf #Condi #Condoleezza Rice #Secretary of State #420 #MMJ

April 20th, 2011 at 11:15AM

Wednesday, April 20, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian inside page.

Page designed by Chief Designer Greg Mees.

*ASCSU president-elect and vice president- elect are hiring for their 2011 cabinet. We decided to break down the positions in breakout form to display what openings are available.

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