Belo Corp./Tegna
In July 2013, Gannett Company acquired Belo Corp., and Richard Kingston was retained to play a key role in the transition. He was instrumental in migrating Belo’s 38 television stations from the Clickability CMS to Gannett’s Presto CMS, ensuring a smooth and efficient transfer of content management systems across the stations.
Shortly after the acquisition, Gannett underwent a significant restructuring, splitting into a print media company and a digital media company. Richard transitioned with the digital media team to Tegna, where he continued to leverage his technical expertise to support and enhance the company’s digital operations. His work during this pivotal time helped ensure the seamless integration of new systems and the continued success of the digital media division.
Corporate Redesign
As part of a team of three, Richard Kingston’s design was selected for the corporate website redesign. He collaborated with his team to create a modern, user-friendly layout that aligned with the company’s vision. Given that the project was based on the general layout from the original design, wireframes were not necessary—only mockups were required.
Richard worked closely with his boss and immediate team to refine the design, which was then reviewed and approved by multiple departments. Once the design was finalized and approved, Richard seamlessly transitioned to building the site on the CMS's staging server. Thanks to his efficiency and technical expertise, this phase progressed smoothly and quickly.
After receiving final approvals from all departments, including the CEO, Richard successfully launched the website ahead of schedule. His ability to manage the design and development process contributed to the project's success and the timely delivery of a polished, fully functional site.
Original Site
Mockups
Redesign
Mobile View
Heroes
Mockup
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A section on KENS 5 to display their veterans content. They incorporated video, stories, user generated images and galleries. Richard got the mockup from the site and worked in the Clickability CMS to create a template.
2011 Lone Star EMMY Award for Interactivity winner.
KREM Advertising
KREM wanted to update their advertising information page into a media kit section. After a call with Richard, he created the wireframes and three different mockups. KREM picked the elements and layouts they liked best. Richard created the section using the Clickability CMS templates then added styles to match the mockups with CSS and HTML.
Wireframes
Mockups
Screenshots
Are You My Family?
Mockup
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Richard worked with the digital team at KENS 5 in San Antonio to create this section. He received the mockup below and worked in the Clickability CMS to create a new template layout. After the initial layout was created in staging, Richard made any edits or changes before setting the page live.
2012 Lone Star EMMY Award Nomination for Interactivity.
Rachel's Challenge
This was a national campaign that partnered all of the Belo sites with the Rachel's Challenge Organization to promote a message of compassion in local communities. Richard worked with his boss and a team of site managers to come up with the basic template design. Using some design elements from the Rachel's Challenge site, he created three mockups. The team then decided on the layout. After building out the pages, sites were able to request changes to better fit their market and content.
Mockup 1
Mockup 2
Screenshot
Sports Section
Original
Redesign
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Richard worked with KENS 5 to set up a new layout for their sports section. Half of the sites used the customizable layouts on their sites. They each encorporated different elements to best suit their market and needs.
For sites with less coverage in a given sport, the team was able to add third party content and style to fit the look of the each sites' sports section.
