Mario R. García (born February 15, 1947, in
Placetas,
Las Villas,
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
) is a Cuban-American newspaper and magazine
designer
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and
media consultant
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. He arrived from Cuba to the United States on Feb. 28, 1962, as one of the so-called Pedro Pans (14000 refugee children who arrived in the US soon after the Castro Revolution). He is senior adviser on news design/adjunct professor at
Columbia University, School of Journalism. He was named the Hearst Digital Media Professional-in-Residence for 2013–14 there.
Career
Garcia collaborated with more than 700 publications. He redesigned large publications such as ''
The Wall Street Journal
''The Wall Street Journal'' (''WSJ''), also referred to simply as the ''Journal,'' is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscriptio ...
'', ''
Miami Herald
The ''Miami Herald'' is an American daily newspaper owned by McClatchy, The McClatchy Company and headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1903, it is the fifth-largest newspaper in Florida, serving Miami-Dade, Broward County, Fl ...
'', ''The Washington Post'', Norway's ''Aftenposten'', UAE's ''Gulf News'', ''
The Philadelphia Inquirer
''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', often referred to simply as ''The Inquirer'', is a daily newspaper headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded on June 1, 1829, ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' is the third-longest continuously operating da ...
'', ''
Handelsblatt
The ''Handelsblatt'' (literally "commerce paper" in English) is a German-language business newspaper published in Düsseldorf by Handelsblatt Media Group, formerly known as Verlagsgruppe Handelsblatt.
History and profile
''Handelsblatt'' was es ...
'', ''
Die Zeit
(, ) is a German national weekly newspaper published in Hamburg in Germany. The newspaper is generally considered to be among the German newspapers of record and is known for its long and extensive articles.
History
The first edition of was ...
'', ''
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the India ...
'', ''
Malayala Manorama
'' Manorama'' is a morning newspaper in Malayalam published from Kottayam, Kerala, India by the Malayala Manorama Company Limited. Currently headed by Mammen Mathew, it was first published as a weekly on 14 March 1888, and currently has a rea ...
'', ''
Sakshi'', and ''
Paris Match
''Paris Match'' () is a French-language weekly gossip magazine. It covers major national and international news along with celebrity lifestyle features. ''Paris Match'' has been considered "one of the world's best outlets for photojournalism". ...
''; medium-size newspapers, such as ''
The Charlotte Observer
''The Charlotte Observer'' is an American newspaper serving Charlotte, North Carolina, and its metro area. The Observer was founded in 1886. it has the second-largest circulation of any newspaper in the Carolinas. It is owned by Chatham Asset ...
,'' ''
România Liberă
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,'' and the 40 business weeklies of
American City Business Journals
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; and smaller newspapers, such as the ''
Lawrence Journal-World
The ''Lawrence Journal-World'' is a daily newspaper published in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, by Ogden Newspapers.
History
Though the ''Journal-World'' title came into existence in 1911, the paper dates itself to 1858, according to the ...
.''
He was appointed the head of
Syracuse University
Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...
's School of Graphic Arts in 1977. García was the first recipient of the
Society for News Design
A society () is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. ...
's Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2006 ''
People en Español
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'' chose him as one of the 100 most influential
Hispanics
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The term commonly appli ...
. In October 2011 he was awarded the
Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism by the
Missouri School of Journalism
The Missouri School of Journalism, housed under the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, Columbia, is one of the oldest formal journalism schools in the world. The school provides academic education and practical training in of journalis ...
.
In September 2012, García published his thirteenth book, and first
e-book
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, ''iPad Design Lab: Storytelling in the Age of the Tablet.''
He is the author of The Story, is a trilogy about mobile storytelling: Transformation, Storytelling, Design. There is a Spanish edition of The Story.
His latest book is titled AI: The Next Revolution for Content Creation (2024).
Works
Columbia Journalism School faculty bio for Dr. Mario Garcia
Recent writings
Mario Garcia's latest book, a trilogy, is The Story, a guide to mobile/digital storytelling. The three volumes include Transformation, Storytelling and Design. Available from amazon.com
Visual Storytelling
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References
External links
Official García Media biography
1947 births
Living people
People from Placetas
Cuban emigrants to the United States
Newspaper designers
American graphic designers
20th-century American journalists
American male journalists
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