newspaper design
classified design
web design
online design
newspaper redesign
classified redesign

Bakersfield Californian

Before & after

Editorial redesign

Prototype story

Focus group story

First week's results

City
Bakersfield, CA

Circulation
75,000

Date of redesign
March 2006

Design goals
Increase traffic by boosting visual appeal; Make classifieds easier to read and easier to use.

Headline typography
Poynter Gothic and Mercury Display

Section flag typography
Poynter Gothic

Front-end system
Mactive