The Post's Dana Hedgpeth provides us with this very interesting long read about Lance Wyman, the 73-year-old graphic designer who originally designed Metro's iconic rail map and is taking on the challenge once again. more ›

It's apparently media redesign season around the District. City Paper recently overhauled their long-time print look, and we began switching our look this weekend. (By the way: thanks for your patience, dear readers!) Not to be outdone, the Washington Post has also taken the leap, revamping their website over the weekend. The new design employs a lot more open space and feels less cluttered, but definitely has its share of issues. more ›

The Washington City Paper unveiled a new logo in print and on the web this morning, shifting away from the brand it had used since 1996. The logo revamp is the most visible part of a cleaner look for the alt-weekly, which includes several changes inside the paper. more ›

The long-awaited redesign plan for Dunbar High School was unveiled this morning -- and, at the risk of sounding eager, it looks, well, spectacular. The school has been in the news quite a bit recently for negative reasons and has been a bit of an eyesore for some time -- but many are pinning their hopes on a redesign of the school as the way of turning that reputation around. They likely won't be disappointed with what's in store. more ›

We noticed for the first time today that popular 9th Street bar and live music venue DC9 has totally redesigned its web site. The previous iteration looked a lot like the sites of sister venues Rock and Roll Hotel and The Red and the Black, but now, it's got a cleaner, easier-to-read layout, which booking manager Steve Lambert said was meant to "focus more on the artists and events we have coming through." The change is certainly welcome by those of us who regularly consult the web site to discover what shows have been added to the schedule, but we'll admit the all-white background and Facebook-esque aesthetics are slightly jarring when considering the actual dark ambiance of the bar. We'll also kinda miss seeing bartender and RnR manager KT Robeson's smiling face every time we land on the home page. more ›

After just a year on the job, it's hard to say that Washington Post Executive Editor Marcus Brauchli hasn't made his presence known. more ›

The D.C. Public Library launched a redesigned web site today, and it appears to a substantial upgrade from its previous version. Check it out for yourself at www.dclibrary.org. more ›

Last month we got excited that the D.C. Council's famously 1997-era web site was finally being redesigned, and today we noticed that the new site is now live. Compare what it looks like now to what it looked like before. Much better, right? more ›

We wouldn't have believed it had the City Paper's Mike DeBonis not posted photographic evidence. The D.C. Council has apparently finally redesigned its hopelessly out of date, circa 1997 web site, complete with screaming hot blue and pink color scheme and blinking text headlines (pictured right). What has long been the laughing stock of the local government web world should soon actually look pretty good. more ›