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.
Thursday, April 28, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian Royal Wedding graphic. Graphic reworking by Chief Designer Greg Mees. The Story:
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
Friday, April 8, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian FoCoMX graphic. Map graphic by Chief Designer Greg Mees. The Story:
Wednesday, April 6, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian Ballot Initiatives breakout.
Graphic by Chief Designer Greg Mees.
The Story:
Wednesday, April 6, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian Mayoral Race breakout. Graphic by Chief Designer Greg Mees. The Story:
Tuesday, April 5, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian Death March graphic Map graphic by Design Editor Alexandra Sieh. The Story:
Monday, April 4, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian Crystal Fire map graphic. Map graphic by Chief Designer Greg Mees. The Story:
Thursday, March 31, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian time warp graphic. Graphic reworking by Chief Designer Greg Mees. The Story:
Just in time for April Fools’ Day, National Post illustrator and merry prankster Steve Murray gives you a history of the world’s most popular pranks.
Love it! Be sure to check out the entire Collegian on Friday to see if you can spot our April Fools prank.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian photo story doubletruck on CSU basketball player Andy Ogide.
Page designed by Chief Designer Greg Mees.
Photography and story by Chief Photographer Michael Bettis.
The story:
Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian flag graphic.
Designed by Design Editor Alexandra Sieh.
The Story:
1. Flags wave for lost: Memorial remembers those killed in Holocaust
Tuesday, March 1, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian inside page. Page designed by Design Editor Alexandra Sieh. Today’s Stories: 1. Flags wave for lost: Memorial remembers those killed in Holocaust
Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian Animal House map. Map designed by Chief Designer Greg Mees. The story: 1. In the arms of an angel: Shelter seeking donations to expand
Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian Crisis in the Middle East map. Design by McClatchy-Tribune/Design Editor Alexandra Sieh. *We thought this map was a fantastic view of the Middle East.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The Rocky Mountain Collegian Middle East unrest: A region in revolt Page designed by Design Editor Alexandra Sieh. The stories:
