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If you have found this article quickly and easily, then the new design of The Sunday Times is doing its job. Perhaps you were directed here through the colour-coded contents panel on page 2 of the main newspaper, which sets out – clearly, we hope – the main offerings in each of our 12 sections. Which is how you find yourself reading this page in the new and expanded News Review section.
Now you’re here, we thought it only fair to explain the thinking behind the redesign of your paper. The Sunday Times has recently moved its printing to our state-of-the-art plants in Broxbourne on the M25 and at Knowsley, near Liverpool. For the first time in its 186-year history, every page of every section of this newspaper can now be published in colour. It was these new presses that prompted a comprehensive review of how we produce and present the paper, and the design you see today is the result.We were keen to use colour to maximum effect without going over the top.
Colour itself is a useful tool in a paper as big as this one. Not only are the sections colour-coded: green for Sport, blue for Business and so on – but we have used colour to help you find your way through each section. You will see that the News pages of the main paper carry blue liveries; the Comment section carries green; special reports red. Some news stories carry a yellow tab at the beginning of the standfirsts, highlighting the subject or location of a news story. We hope that the use of colour makes the paper easier to navigate.
Throughout we have tried to ensure that the design serves the interests of you, the reader. We have not altered the basic architecture of the paper, or moved regular features around. Perhaps most important of all, the crosswords remain in their usual berths. There are one or two exceptions. India Knight’s column has moved from the opening page of Comment to page 22 in the main section; this is so we can promote her incisive writing to a page lead. The Weather has moved to a permanent position on the inside back page of the main section, where previously it was to be found on the page opposite.
We have brought in much that is new, but not at the expense of the old.
We have expanded the Comment section, introducing new features that present analysis in a fresh and, we hope, engaging way. Next to India Knight you will find the Briefing column in which an issue or story of the day is dissected from different perspectives. On the page opposite you will find Think Tank, in which writers can road-test new ideas for the 21st century.
You are being invited to contribute your own ideas and responses to this column, and throughout the paper we would like to hear and publish your views. The new Message Board feature opposite the expanded Letters page (page 24 of the main section) will publish the best of the issues you can debate each week online (go to www. timesonline.co.uk/feedback for details).
The Little Britain column, a new addition to the Atticus diary on page 21 of Comment, invites you to send your observations about the joys and irritations of modern life.
And for the first time we have a bespoke typeface for the main news section, called Sunday Times Modern. This is the serif face you will see on the splash, the lead story on the front page of the paper, and on the main news stories inside. The characteristics of this typeface, for the growing numbers of you who are keen students of design and typography, are illustrated on this page. Suffice to say here that we think it is a bolder, fresher headline face than the old Century which served us well for many years.
The body copy is called Greta, and is used in all articles with the exception of Culture, Style and The Sunday Times Magazine which, for now, remain unchanged. The sans face, which is used in headlines for Sport, Business, News Review and the supplements, is called Flama. Greta and Flama are modern typefaces, designed in 2007, and are designed to make the paper easier to read as well as better looking.
Throughout you will find new ideas, new features, new fact boxes, graphics and side-bars designed to enhance your reading pleasure. We hope you like the new design. But most of all, we hope that you won’t give it much thought.
What really matters is the content – the stories, the investigations, the analysis, the comment, the photography, and the writers who make The Sunday Times Britain’s best and biggest-selling quality paper.
The paper you see today has been through many versions and I would especially like to thank Tristan Davies, the former editor of the Independent on Sunday, who has put huge energy into overseeing this redesign. Working alongside him has been Al Trivino, a talented Spanish designer, and Gordon Beckett, our experienced and creative head of Sunday Times design.
Change on a paper is never easy; everyone has strong views on how their newspaper should look. This paper has often been in the forefront of innovation and at times readers have reacted with irritation or disdain at each new development.
Most have eventually come round to the view that we are constantly striving to make the paper look better and to improve the quality of the journalism.
On this occasion we have tried to mini-mise disruption while using colour and new typefaces to give The Sunday Times a fresher and more vibrant look.
In the end, of course, you will be the judge, and we look forward to reading your reaction. Please contact us at feedback@ sunday-times.co.uk.
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Change for change's sake !
It looks like the Observer with all that garish colour !
Why tinker with traditionally stylish withe front page masthead ?
Fortunately you have not tinkered too much with the content.
Nigel Spencer, Neston, Cheshire
AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL
have been an avid Sunday Times reader for the last 10 years - I now think I'm reading The Guardian. The Guardian-style appearance (including font) is SO irritating to read - as are large adverts that split stories so the broadsheet can't be folded horizontally for ease of reading
Catherine Collins , Epsom,
.......... to improve the quality of the journalism.
On this occasion we have tried to ---mini-mise--- disruption ...
Are you sure you are succeeding in the former?
Paul Garvey, Dawlish,
Increase in very large adverts is annoying. Now with big borders and pictures (we're not in primary school)! The Sunday Times is attempting to colorfully cover the fact that they're giving us much less information now...no longer for the intelligent reader. We're gone after 17 yrs!
Helen, Dalton-in-Furness, UK
I much prefer the previous format. The present style is clumsy and smacks of "Reading for Dummies".
Mary Dallas, Ennis, Rep of Ireland
Stopped buying all newspapers especially weekend ages ago much the same reasons Stuart of Halifax especially 'bloated' and 'enviroment'.
I should much like to see properly moderated (i.e. moderated for editorial significance) on-line forums (rather than mere blog-spots such as this).
William, Penygroes, UK
Stopped buying the printed version some time ago... now read everything on-line. Why? Its price is far too high, the content far too over-bloated and I end up throwing half of it away unread-what price the environment? How about a cut-down version at the same price as the midweek Times?
Stuart, Halifax, West Yorkshire
I really struggle to read the new font. Also preferred the previous format of times2.
Anita West, Market Harborough, Leicestershire
Every thing about it is much better! Full of colour and much more readable print.
However, if you could spend on little more on printing with print that does not rub off on the hands; I know that it is technically possible.
In summary, a splendid new show.
Graham Hingston-Jones, Tavistock, UK
Congratulation on the redesign! However, what does this mean for readers in Europe - any chance we'll be able to get a full paper again, not a boiled-down (read reduced) version at almost three times the price? I would surely welcome that!
Barbara, Hamburg, Germany
Don't like the new fonts at all; please go back to the old ones.
But what really matters is the journalism/features/articles etc etc so I probably will go on buying it even if you ignore me.
Richard Fletcher, Henley,
Have been getting the Sunday Times for twenty years and as a graphic designer, who has worked in newspapers, advertising agencies and design studios I absolutely love the new look. Am looking forward to next week's already. Congratulations!!!!
David Acheson, Lisburn, N. Ireland
Overall I'd say that the use of more colour has no effect on the content, however the use of grey typeface is a problem, it is very difficult to read, please return to black typeface. My wife refused to read it yesterday, she assumed that she was wearing the wrong glasses; she wasn't!
Paul, St Neots, England
Why on earth tinker with your well established body font? It seems to me to be to to the detriment of recognizable house style and legibility. Your 'style' people need to go back to basics. Indeed, in the end if I don't like the font and style I shan't buy the paper and shall instead go elsewhere
paul embleton, watford,
Tried out some of it today through kind friend at our Antiques Fair in London. Still searching for a heavy focus on Art (s) though not so keen on "Games" in T2/ Knowledge as they tend to be video ones.
But thought I may have to add Sunday's paper to my list.
Now for the time to read it all...sigh
Carlyle and Len Braden, Croydon, U.K.
An instant winner! I've been an avid fan of The Sunday Times for many years, and have been wondering when a new look will materialize, and here it is. Congratulations to all involved on a wonderful transformation.
Lee Madgwick, King's Lynn,
Is it just me or have you, indeed, ceased printing times of Sunday Church & Cathedral services? And if you have I would be glad to hear the reasoning.
John, Oxford.
John Rowland, Kennington,, Oxford
No real problems re the new look, just disappointed with the new Weather page,the colour is a positive, but the lack of the 6 diagrams/mapsto show the weather ahead for the week is what I missed. Over the years as a Sunday Times reader for 15 years I have found this to be not inaccurate, Put back in
Graham Jackson, Reading, Berks, UK
It's going to take me a week or two to get used to it, and to know where to find everything, but overall I rather like the fresh look. My main regret so far is the change to the back page of the Review section - known as The Funnies in our house - which loses impact if spread over several pages.
Gill, Southampton, UK
Having been a reader of the Times for some years, I found the new format of the Sunday Times to be a great improvement but with one serious exception, the typeface which, in the main, has been reduced in size, making it much harder to read
R Thomas, Preston ,
Very disappointing. There is nothing fresh, stimulating or modern about either the Flama or ST Modern fonts, the latter makes me think 20th century rather than 21st.
Colour coding different sections is only relevant when you have different types of content in one section. Pointless here.
Simon, Croydon,
Would really be great to have same category divisions in your online version so we can easily find the sections we like - right now it's easy to miss some of your best articles as everything is lumped together in six overwhelmingly large sections that bear little relation to the printed version.
James Jackson, Denpasar,
As a fairly new reader to The Sunday Times, I've always admired its intelligence, integrity, fairness, handsome appearance and marvellous columnists. I welcome the new changes in order for the paper to progress and attract younger readers such asmyself. Please keep up the good work, it really works!
js stringer, York, North Yorkshire
Don't like it. Old friends have been scrapped in favour of bling!
S Benckendorff, Woking, U.K.
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Paul, manchester,
The format of today's Times Online is very tidy and visually attractive. I have had a look at the main page and some of the linked pages and they all keep to the same layout with articles all on the left, making reading much faster. Keep this & quality in the articles and you will be on to a winner.
Stephen Felce, Enfield, UK