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Do not fill this in! ===Moving to the Berliner paper format=== [[File:The Guardian 6. 6. 14.jpg|thumb|right|Front page of 6 June 2014 edition in the Berliner format]] ''The Guardian'' is printed in full colour,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/editors/archives/2005/09/13/tuesdays_morning_conference.html |title=Tuesday's morning conference |work=The Guardian |location=UK |date=13 September 2007 |access-date=11 February 2007 |archive-date=13 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213013501/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/editors/archives/2005/09/13/tuesdays_morning_conference.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and was the first newspaper in the UK to use the [[Berliner (format)|Berliner]] format for its main section, while producing sections and supplements in a range of page sizes including tabloid, approximately A4, and pocket-size (approximately A5). In 2004, ''The Guardian'' announced plans to change to a Berliner or "midi" format,<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Brooks|first1=Josh|date=29 June 2004|title=Guardian to switch to Berliner format|url=https://www.printweek.com/news/article/guardian-to-switch-to-berliner-format|access-date=31 December 2020|website=[[PrintWeek]]|language=en|archive-date=20 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020221847/https://www.printweek.com/news/article/guardian-to-switch-to-berliner-format|url-status=live}}</ref> similar to that used by ''[[Die Tageszeitung]]'' in Germany, ''[[Le Monde]]'' in France and many other European papers. At 470×315 mm, this is slightly larger than a traditional [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]]. Planned for the autumn of 2005, this change followed moves by ''The Independent'' and ''[[The Times]]'' to start publishing in tabloid (or compact) format. On Thursday, 1 September 2005, ''The Guardian'' announced that it would launch the new format on Monday 12 September 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/sep/01/theguardian.pressandpublishing|title=New-look Guardian launches on September 12|work=MediaGuardian|date=1 September 2005|last1=Cozens|first1=Claire|location=London|publisher=Guardian News and Media|access-date=13 December 2016|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202122134/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2005/sep/01/theguardian.pressandpublishing|url-status=live}}</ref> Sister Sunday newspaper ''The Observer'' also changed to this new format on 8 January 2006. The format switch was accompanied by a comprehensive redesign of the paper's look. On Friday, 9 September 2005, the newspaper unveiled its newly designed front page, which débuted on Monday 12 September 2005. Designed by [[Mark Porter (designer)|Mark Porter]], the new look includes a new [[Masthead (British publishing)|masthead]] for the newspaper, its first since 1988. A typeface family designed by [[Paul Barnes (designer)|Paul Barnes]] and [[Christian Schwartz]] was created for the new design. With just over 200 fonts, it was described as "one of the most ambitious custom type programs ever commissioned by a newspaper".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Crossgrove|first1=Carl|title=Guardian: review|url=http://typographica.org/typeface-reviews/guardian/|website=Typographica|access-date=11 July 2015|archive-date=13 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713035002/http://typographica.org/typeface-reviews/guardian/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="fontshop2006">{{cite web|url= http://www.fontshop.be/details.php?entry=91|publisher = FontShop Benelux|date= 15 November 2006|author1 = Paul A Barnes|author2 = Christian E Schwartz|title = Does type design matter in newspapers?|access-date = 26 July 2012|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120604144425/http://www.fontshop.be/details.php?entry=91|archive-date = 4 June 2012}}</ref> Among the fonts is [[Guardian Egyptian]], a [[slab serif]] that is used in various weights for both text and headlines, and is central to the redesign. The switch cost ''Guardian Newspapers'' £80 million and involved setting up new printing presses in east London and Manchester.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lyall|first=Sarah|date=26 September 2005|title=A tabloid Guardian? Not quite|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/26/business/worldbusiness/a-tabloid-guardian-not-quite.html|access-date=31 December 2020|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=4 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104214953/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/26/business/worldbusiness/a-tabloid-guardian-not-quite.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This switch was necessary because, before ''The Guardian''{{'s}} move, no printing presses in Britain could produce newspapers in the Berliner format. There were additional complications, as one of the paper's presses was part-owned by ''[[The Daily Telegraph|Telegraph Newspapers]]'' and ''[[The Daily Express|Express Newspapers]]'', contracted to use the plant until 2009. Another press was shared with the ''Guardian Media Group's'' north-western tabloid local papers, which did not wish to switch to the Berliner format. ====Reception==== The new format was generally well received by ''Guardian'' readers, who were encouraged to provide feedback on the changes. The only controversy was over the dropping of the ''[[Doonesbury]]'' cartoon strip. The paper reported thousands of calls and emails complaining about its loss; within 24 hours the decision was reversed and the strip was reinstated the following week. ''G2'' supplement editor Ian Katz, who was responsible for dropping it, apologised in the editors' blog saying, "I'm sorry, once again, that I made you—and the hundreds of fellow fans who have called our helpline or mailed our comments' address—so cross."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/values/socialaudit/story/0%2C%2C1600349%2C00.html |title=''Guardian Reborn'', The Guardian |access-date=5 May 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212135000/http://www.guardian.co.uk/values/socialaudit/story/0%2C%2C1600349%2C00.html |archive-date=12 February 2007}}. Retrieved on 22 July 2007.</ref> However, some readers were dissatisfied as the earlier deadline needed for the all-colour sports section meant coverage of late-finishing evening football matches became less satisfactory in the editions supplied to some parts of the country. The investment was rewarded with a circulation rise. In December 2005, the average daily sale stood at 380,693, nearly 6 per cent higher than the figure for December 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jan/13/abcs.pressandpublishing|title=Telegraph sales hit all-time low|work=MediaGuardian|date=13 January 2006|last1=Cozens|first1=Claire|location=London|publisher=Guardian News and Media|access-date=13 December 2016|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202121942/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/jan/13/abcs.pressandpublishing|url-status=live}}</ref> However, by December 2012, circulation had dropped to 204,222.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/jan/11/guardian-telegraph-financial-times-december-abcs|title=Guardian, Telegraph and FT post modest sales rises in December|date=11 January 2013|location=London|publisher=Guardian News and Media|access-date=13 December 2016|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202122034/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/jan/11/guardian-telegraph-financial-times-december-abcs|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, the US-based [[Society for News Design]] chose ''The Guardian'' and Polish daily ''[[Rzeczpospolita (newspaper)|Rzeczpospolita]]'' as the world's best-designed newspapers—from among 389 entries from 44 countries.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/feb/21/theguardian.pressandpublishing |title=Guardian wins design award |date=21 February 2006 |work=MediaGuardian |location=London |last=Busfield |first=Steve |publisher=Guardian News and Media |access-date=13 December 2016 |archive-date=2 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202121613/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/feb/21/theguardian.pressandpublishing |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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