And to think I knew him when ...
More than a decade ago, I had the privilege of leading the group of N&R folks -- both a formally designated group and some other folks who weren't officially part of the effort but were interested and had expertise -- who put together the newspaper's first Web site.
One of the people deeply involved in that effort was a very talented copy editor and page designer named Chris Clonts.
Not long after that effort, Chris and his then-girlfriend, now-wife, Kathleen Knauss, left us for jobs with the Detroit Free Press. Now, Chris has been hired away from the Free Press to become assistant design director for news at the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, which just underwent a complex redesign and is continuing to experiment with design and in other ways, in print and online.
As a look at Chris' portfolio shows, he has a gift. The Star-Tribune is fortunate to get him.
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The sad thing is that Chris still isn't blogging to my knowledge. Even after I bugged him about it a while back.
Posted on November 10, 2005 9:37 AM
That *is* sad. I bet he'd be good at it.
Posted on November 10, 2005 9:41 AM