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Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, August 22, 2013
"Man Behind the Design"
to appear at Ellston Library
An experienced newspaper professional who now lives in Ringgold county has had an impact on how we read a newspaper, how the
stories and photos appear and how the format for thousands of daily newspaper pages is designed. For over 30 years until
his retirement in 2006, Lyle BOONE of Ellston/Sun Valley Lake had a hand in most of the front pages at the Des Moines
Register. On Sunday, August 25, at 1 p.m. at the Ellston Community Library, BOONE will discuss some of the highlights
of his career, insights into a daily newsroom and how he views the current newspaper medium. The event is free and open to
the public. BOONE'S lengthy and highlighted career started as a designer in the Register's promotion department. He
was moved to the newsroom and appointed to completely redesign the Sunday Register. This job prepared him for several
total redesigns of the Register through the years. After being promoted to assistant managing editor/design, his
responsibilities grew to include the photo, art and design departments. He had a major role in deciding how to illustrate
and display Register front pages. Remember the twin tower collage from September 11, 2001? The septuplets? The
Explorer disaster? Known for refusing to have the Oklahoma City bomber's name mentioned on the front page - BOONE has had
a hand in the way we view our world and our local events for nearly three decades. "Each and every day I had an opportunity
to help tell you the day's stories through photos, art and design," he said. "I always tried to keep our readers informed and
interested without offending or pandering. Every day was different."
Photograph courtesy of Mount Ayr Record-News
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2013
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