I’ve been meaning for several months now to compliment HCN on your superb graphic design. HCN has a remarkably handsome and easy-to-read look and feel. That may sound trivial.

However, given the visual mess made on the pages of much bigger and better-financed publications in our region (Rocky Mountain News, are you listening?), I’m continually appreciative of HCN’s smart, clean and attractive layout.

Don Anderson
Denver, Colorado

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Looking good, HCN

by Don Anderson, High Country News
May 15, 2006

<h1>Looking good, HCN</h1> <p class="byline">by Don Anderson, High Country News <br />May 15, 2006</p> <p>I’ve been meaning for several months now to<br /> compliment <i>HCN</i> on your superb graphic design.<br /> <i>HCN</i> has a remarkably handsome and easy-to-read<br /> look and feel. That may sound trivial. </p> <p> However, given the<br /> visual mess made on the pages of much bigger and better-financed<br /> publications in our region (<i>Rocky Mountain News</i>,<br /> are you listening?), I’m continually appreciative of<br /> <i>HCN</i>’s smart, clean and attractive layout.</p> <p><b>Don Anderson</b><br /> Denver,<br /> Colorado </p> <div class="wp-block-group hcn-print-edition-box"> <p>This article appeared in the <a href="/?p=189070">print edition of the magazine</a> with the headline <span class="hcn-magtitle">Looking good, HCN</span>.</p> </p></div> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/issue-322/looking-good-hcn/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hcn.org">High Country News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://www.hcn.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=112156&amp;ga4=G-0NS3WVPPTN" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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