The New York Times will sell display ads on its front page and, in fact, already has, as you can see in the above image of Monday’s front page.

The Times would not disclose the rates it charges for ads on the front page. Ordinarily, such space would be coveted by advertisers for its prominence, but it remains to be seen how well it will sell in the current climate, in which ad spending is plummeting.

» The Times to Sell Display Ads on the Front Page [The New York Times]

NewsPageDesigner, the venerable newspaper design portfolio site, is in need of new servers and programming to redesign the site from the ground up. And they need to do it soon so they don't lose the thousands of portfolios that are already there. And that’s going to cost $2,500.

I know there’s a whole lotta you out there who got shiny new jobs because somebody saw your portfolio on NPD. Time to pay it forward.

» Save NewsPageDesigner.com [The Point]

Here are the front pages from the top U.S. papers this morning. I’ll add some smaller papers and international ones as they reflect the results in Thursday’s editions.

Update: I’ve added a few more pages, including some international pages. Elsewhere, check out how Indian papers covered the election, and, of course, Charles Apple covers it all like the dew.

Update2: And from AAN, here’s a collection of alt-weekly front pages.

The Chicago Tribune launched its long-awaited redesign today. A bunch more pages after the jump.

The SND site has a look into the project in slideshow and video form, and Poynter has a Q&A with Design Director Jonathon Berlin.

There’s Chicago reaction to the redesign from design consultant Ron Reason, and public radio station WBEZ talked with Northwestern’s Jeremy Gilbert and E&P’s Mark Fitzgerald. Chicago blogs Chicagoist and Gapers Block solicited comments from their readers.

And Visual Editors’ Robb Montgomery took his camera out on the streets of suburban Chicago to find out what readers think.

In other redesign news, Mario Garcia redesigned The Oklahoman and the Hartford Courant relaunched with a new design yesterday.

The aforementioned SND Vegas workshop begins Sunday, and I've hacked together a page that collects some of the online conversations generated by the workshop. Content from blogs, Twitter, Flickr, etc., should show up on the page in a timely fashion. If you’re blogging or Twittering the workshop, let me know, and I’ll add you (your Twitter updates have to be public to show up, though). And tag your Flickr photos, Vimeo or YouTube videos with "sndvegas". You can ride the whole SND Vegas Twitter river here and there’s an iPhone version of the Twitters at m.newsdesigner.com

The Society for News Design annual workshop is about to kickoff in Las Vegas, and the online polling stations are open for members to vote for officers. But before you discharge that most sacred duty, the Concerned Union of Designers (CUD) brings you this message:

For a better SND from Concerned Designers on Vimeo.

Greg Swanson. He’s not in the industry anymore, but he’s totally hot.

Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday night. Here’s how it played on America’s front pages on Friday morning.

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel launched its redesign today. Charles Apple’s got every detail you’ll ever want to know.

And over at SportsJournalists.com, everyone’s got an opinion.

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  "Get with the times, New Roman!"
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• Bee to change look, reshape coverage for new era - sacbee.com
  Sacramento Bee will narrow its page width and reduce the number of sections. Scoopy the Bee will survive.
  (tags: newspapers design redesign sacramentobee)
• Morning Call to eliminate up to 40 positions | Poynter Online
  Allentown Morning Call will cut 35-40 in the newsroom and unveil redesign.
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• "Lisa Clausen, one of the best mentors I ever had"
  Lisa Clausen, a design editor at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, has died. Jake Sherlock remembers his mentor.
  (tags: design startribune obituaries newspapers)

The Orlando Sentinel debuted its redesign this morning. Charles Apple’s got images and thoughts.

The Wall Street Journal weighs in with a piece in Monday’s edition. (Tip: if you’re not a WSJ subscriber, go through Digg).

Past experience shows newspaper makeovers don’t necessarily translate into financial success. After the Bakersfield Californian underwent a drastic redesign two years ago, the 60,000-circulation paper in California’s Central Valley saw a small initial jolt to circulation and revenue, sparked by the brighter look and expanded coverage of hot topics like immigration. But the gains have been erased as the area economy struggles. Bakersfield Californian Chief Executive Richard Beene says the steps were necessary to keep the paper relevant, but he has advice for others considering a similar redesign: “Don’t expect it to turn around circulation or revenue overnight. It’s not a magic bullet.”

Consultant Alan Jacobson launched a broadside against the redesign Friday, saying it needed to “concentrate on content rather than cosmetics.”

In these troubled times for newspapers, it’s important to note that “readership” and “revenue” are conspicuous by their absence from virtually all the words that have been published about Orlando’s redesign. Instead, much has been made of the cosmetic changes to come.

And, of course, it wouldn’t be a redesign if somebody didn’t compare it to USA Today.

Update: And Mario Garcia writes about the black reverse nameplate.

• Interview with Alan Taylor, Creator of Boston Globe's The Big Picture - Waxy.org
  Andy Baio talks to the man behind the Globe's awesome photo blog.
  (tags: blogs boston journalism media newspapers photography photojournalism interview)

The Chicago Tribune will launch a redesign in mid-September, Editor Ann Marie Lipinski told the staff today.

"We are committed to determining the basic architecture and sectioning of the paper within 30 days; deciding on paging (how many and where) within 45 days; understanding our staffing levels throughout the paper in 60 days; and being ready to launch a rethought and redesigned Tribune within 90 days in mid-September."

Romenesko’s got the full memo.

Charles Apple has the definitive post on the upcoming Orlando redesign, including a Q&A with Bo Burton, images, the works. So go there.