Monday, November 24, 2008

Miami Herald's Fun Approach in this Season's Event Calendar


The Miami Herald featured an interestingly different if not fun way of utilizing a graphic to share this seasons special events and must be places.

The featured graphic, The Season, targets one special event per month, such as the Miami Book Fair International in November and Art Basel in December.

The graphic introduces the reader what there is to see and where to be seen in the next upcoming months. Each graphic is accompanied with a small synopsis of what to wear during these events, as well as several photographs of suggested attire.

Also included in the graphic is a small synopsis of the event and its history, as well as a basic itinerary of each event.

The graphic is definitely more engaging than some boring timeline or a list of events listed under each month. The only kink with the graphic is the loading time for it to materialize on the user's screen.

However, it's frustrating that the graphics on the Miami Herald do not give the user the option of sharing it's content with others, in-contrast to their shareable videos or photo slideshows.

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