There's been quite a few examples of bad design posted, so I decided to search out an example of (by my estimation) excellent design, and I found this front page for The Press Democrat that really impressed me.

The entire front page of this Oct. 26 edition is dedicated to the California fires. There's a really powerful vertical column of photos, all of which are excellent choices. The flag is placed over the top most photograph, and the headline appears below, dividing the first and second photograph. It could easily be confused for the flag, but the content of the page is so unified that it all comes together very strongly.

There's also some statistics placed over the headline which worked very well to deliver the information quickly in the location the most draws the eye's attention. At the very bottom of the page is also and infographic that chronologically follows the path of the California fires. On either side, the stories chosen represent the different people involved in the fires, as well as the news of the actual fire. There's a story about the firefighters involved, and another about a family who narrowly survived the fire. The application of the photos bleeds between the different stories.

This page grabbed me in a way that a lot of others did not. Would you agree? Are there pages that have affected you the same way?