Noted news designer says Quartz Daily adds texture to news day

Mario Garcia, perhaps the most famous designer of news products in the last 30 years, writes about his fondness for the Quartz Daily brief.

Garcia writes, “The invitation came via an email: would you like to get a Quartz Daily Brief?  Why not, said I.  I already get several briefings, but there is always room for one more, and I like many of Quartz’ obsessions.

“Curated obsessions? How can anyone be against that?

“In the era of the two-tempos for storytelling, it seems everyone wants to join in with that second tempo: the curated edition that stops you at a specific time each day to remind you of what you should and must know right that minute.

“So, it is Saturday, and I am in Dubai and, presto, here comes my first Quartz Weekend Briefing, greeting me with a Good Morning (it is lunch time in Dubai, but, heck, it is good morning somewhere, so I don’t mind).

“This briefing is chatty, and there are no headlines to hep me index. Which may be a good thing, since what makes this one different is that I get the feeling Quartz is writing to me and me only. There are also no visuals. This is just plain text. Quick, to the point, and, in typical Quartz style: provocatively interesting.”

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