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- Free-lance graphic journalist, designer, instructor at Self employed
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- Art Director at Sporting News Today
- Graphics director at The Virginian-Pilot
- Graphics editor at The Des Moines Register
- Graphic artist at Chicago Tribune
- Graphic artist at The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.
- Graphic artist at The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.
- Editorial artist at Savannah Morning News
- Newsroom artist at Athens Banner-Herald/Daily News, Athens, Ga.
- Advertising artist at Athens Banner-Herald/Daily News, Athens, Ga.
- Composing room artist at Athens Banner-Herald/Daily News, Athens, Ga.
- Directory Closing Analyst at TechSouth, Inc., a subsidary of Southern Bell. Atlanta, Ga.
- Sports stringer, editorial cartoonist at The Evening Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.
- Student Assistant, Sports Information Department at Winthrop College Athletic Department, Rock Hill, S.C.
- Sports stringer at The Charlotte Observer/The York Observer
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- Winthrop University
- Long Cane Academy
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Charles Apple’s Summary
Charles Apple is a graphics reporter and artist, newspaper designer, teacher and blogger.
He has won numerous awards from the Society of News Design for graphics and graphics reporting. He has taught design and graphics seminars around the country, including a number of SND quickcourses, two SND annual workshops, the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association and the American Press Institute.
Apple's blog -- http://www.visualeditors.com/apple/ -- covers topics of interest to news design and graphics.
Apple, 46, is married and has an 15-year-old daughter. In his spare time, he reads 20th century U.S. History, collects Star Trek action figures and Beach Boys memorabilia and writes about himself in the third person.
Charles Apple’s Specialties:
Information graphics, newspaper design, workshops and seminars
Charles Apple’s Experience
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Free-lance graphic journalist, designer, instructor
Self employed
(Media Production industry)
October 2008 — Present (10 months)
Self-employed infographics journalist, news design consultant, workshop instructor.
- Moderator and blogger for VisualEditors.com, a resource for designers, editors and artists (2004-PRESENT).
- Scheduled to teach as part of the Traveling Campus of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association in Shreveport (Jan. 2009) and Cary, N.C. (Feb. 2009)
- First free-lance project -- a full-page Election Day graphic -- was purchased by 14 daily newspapers, including Minneapolis Star Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Baltimore Sun, and Richmond Times Dispatch. -
Art Director
Sporting News Today
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)
July 2008 — October 2008 (4 months)
Art director for a new daily sports e-newspaper that began publication July 23, 2008. Supervised 4.5 designers.
- Speaker for the Traveling Campus of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association, Gastonia, N.C. (AUG. 2008).
- Led three-day seminar on graphics and news design, Pennsylvania Newspaper Association (OCT. 2008). -
Graphics director
The Virginian-Pilot
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Newspapers industry)
October 2003 — July 2008 (4 years 10 months)
Directed four artists in production of informational graphics, centerpieces, illustrations and page designs.
- Moderator and blogger for VisualEditors.com, a resource for designers, editors and artists (2004-PRESENT).
- Columnist for Design, Society for News Design's quarterly magazine (2005-2008).
- Speaker, SND Quickcourses in Waterbury, Conn. (May 2008), Atlanta (JUNE 2007) and Oklahoma City (JUNE 2006).
- Speaker, IFRA news design workshop in Manila (MARCH 2007).
- Speaker, SNPA Traveling Campus in Cary, N.C. (FEB. 2008), Dallas (APRIL 2008) and Lexington, Ky. (JULY 2008).
- Judge for SND annual contest (FEB. 2007).
- Presenter, SND annual workshop (SEPT. 2006).
- Speaker, Alliance of Area Business Publications annual convention (JUNE 2006).
- Taught three seminars on graphics and news design, Pennsylvania Newspaper Association (2004, 2006).
- Discussion leader at three American Press Institute seminars (2003, 2004). -
Graphics editor
The Des Moines Register
(Public Company; Newspapers industry)
April 1999 — October 2003 (4 years 7 months)
Directed five artists in production of informational graphics, centerpieces, illustrations and page designs. Played a large role in setting the agenda for visuals and display art thoughout the paper.
- Discussion leader at “Designing for Tomorrow’s Readers” seminar at the American Press Institute, MARCH 2003.
- Wrote “From the Heartland with Charles Apple,” a blog about graphic coverage of the Iraqi war, for the American Press Institute, 2003.
- Directed N.I.E. project that won a national Clarion Award, 2002.
- Redesigned two weekly newspapers owned by Gannett in Indianola and Altoona, Iowa, 2002.
- Assisted with redesign of daily paper, 1999-2000.
- Speaker at Society of News Design national workshop in Minneapolis, Minn., SEPTEMBER 2000.
- Speaker at SND Quick Courses in St. Louis, Mo., APRIL 2001, and Rockford, Ill., APRIL 2000.
- Judge of SND College Design Contest, Columbia, Mo., 2002. -
Graphic artist
Chicago Tribune
(Public Company; Newspapers industry)
October 1996 — April 1999 (2 years 7 months)
Worked with coordinators and other artists to produce graphics for daily and long-term projects. Often asked to do coordination/research/writing work for graphics.
- Was part of a team that won a gold award from the Society of Newspaper Design, for work on a series about national parks, 1998.
- Taught series of graphics workshops at University of North Carolina, 1997. -
Graphic artist
The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.
(Public Company; Newspapers industry)
April 1993 — October 1996 (3 years 7 months)
Produced breaking news graphics and special graphic projects. Responsible for coordinating graphics work for sports department and Durham and Chapel Hill bureaus. Often sent to breaking news events to serve as a graphics reporter. Worked closely with reporters and teams of editors and reporters, often taking a lead role in special projects.
- Major contributor to a project that won two awards in Malofiej international informational graphics contest, 1997.
- Won two awards with solo work in that same contest, 1996.
- Earned five awards of excellence from the Society of Newspaper Design, 1995-97.
- Served a one-month fellowship at Duke University, 1996.
- Won first place award for informational graphic in national Adobe Magazine contest, 1995. -
Graphic artist
The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.
(Public Company; Newspapers industry)
November 1988 — March 1993 (4 years 5 months)
Was responsible for visual direction of 30,000-circulation paper based in south side of Charlotte, N.C. market. Produced graphics, illustrations, section fronts, special projects.
- Trained and directed work of second artist. Helped evaluate and hire candidates for that post, 1990, 1992.
- Redesigned paper, 1990.
- Taught one-week course in Macintosh graphics in Sunderland, England, OCTOBER 1989.
- Won nine S.C. Press Association awards over five years, including four first-place prizes. -
Editorial artist
Savannah Morning News
(Newspapers industry)
October 1988 — November 1988 (2 months)
Served as editorial cartoonist, illustrator and informational graphics artist.
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Newsroom artist
Athens Banner-Herald/Daily News, Athens, Ga.
(Newspapers industry)
September 1987 — September 1988 (1 year 1 month)
Helped create new position. Duties included producing graphics, illustrations, and editorial cartoons.
- Redesigned morning and weekend papers, 1988.
- Was instrumental in setting up paper’s first Macintosh system, 1987. -
Advertising artist
Athens Banner-Herald/Daily News, Athens, Ga.
(Newspapers industry)
October 1986 — September 1987 (1 year)
Produced art for promotions and advertising accounts. Also free-lance editorial cartoons and illustrations to the newsroom.
- Promotions work for a news series won award from International Newspaper Marketing and Promotions Association, 1987.
- Invited to serve on a panel discussion at INMPA conference, 1987.
- Won national awards from INAME and DANDY, 1987. -
Composing room artist
Athens Banner-Herald/Daily News, Athens, Ga.
(Newspapers industry)
April 1986 — October 1986 (7 months)
Also free-lanced editorial cartoons and illustrations to the newsroom.
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Directory Closing Analyst
TechSouth, Inc., a subsidary of Southern Bell. Atlanta, Ga.
(Publishing industry)
January 1985 — December 1985 (1 year)
Supervised data-entry typists, page designers, paste-up artists and proofreaders. Company produced Southern Bell’s “Yellow Pages” phone directories.
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Sports stringer, editorial cartoonist
The Evening Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.
(Newspapers industry)
June 1983 — November 1984 (1 year 6 months)
Covered high school football and basketball. Also contributed two editorial cartoons each week.
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Student Assistant, Sports Information Department
Winthrop College Athletic Department, Rock Hill, S.C.
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
October 1980 — November 1983 (3 years 2 months)
Worked my way through college as a student assistant in Sports Information office, producing brochures and news releases, managing press facilites during events and supervising student and graduate assistants. Won two first-in-the-nation awards for design of basketball brochures.
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Sports stringer
The Charlotte Observer/The York Observer
(Public Company; Newspapers industry)
August 1981 — June 1983 (1 year 11 months)
Covered high school and college basketball, football, baseball and soccer.
Charles Apple’s Education
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Winthrop University
B.A. , Mass Communications , 1980 — 1984
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Long Cane Academy
August 1974 — June 1980
- Activities and Societies:
- Captain of the football team, basketball, Student Government President, Yearbook staff ad design director.
Additional Information
Charles Apple’s Websites:
Charles Apple’s Interests:
In his spare time, he reads 20th century American History, collects Star Trek and super-hero action figures and writes about himself in the third person.
Charles Apple’s Groups:
Society for News Design
Playtrek
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News Artists' Organization
Charles Apple’s Honors:
SOCIETY OF NEWS DESIGN
Fourteen awards of excellence, One gold award
MALOFIEJ AWARDS
Two Bronzes, One Silver, One Judges’ Special Award
ADOBE MAGAZINE
One first place
VIRGINIA PRESS ASSOCIATION
One second place, two third place
IOWA ASSOCIATED PRESS MANAGING EDITORS
One first place
NORTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION
One second place
SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION
Three first places, five second places, one third place
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