A wide logo with red letters on a white background, a clear look and better legibility: since Sunday, the SonntagsBlick in the new layout. Thanks to the redesign, the Sunday title is now more closely aligned with the new design of the digital View-appearance. The new look also reflects "the digitalization at Ringier" and takes into account trends in the European media world, according to the media company.

The new layout was developed internally by SonntagsBlick-art director Chris Waeber and SonntagsBlickeditor-in-chief Reza Rafi developed and implemented. "The time has come to SonntagsBlick more appealing and modern - with the focus remaining on good stories and powerful visuals," says Rafi about the relaunch. "It was also very important to us that we move towards the future with this layout, but still remain fully in the tradition of this title, with which Ringier invented Swiss Sunday journalism in 1969."

The magazine, which will continue to be published until the end of the year by the Sunday View The supplement will be integrated into these, as Ringier stated in a press release on Thursday. The report goes on to say that the society and culture content will continue to appear in the sections of the Sonntagsblick. The sections will now have 88 to a maximum of 96 pages, instead of 72.

Alexandra Fitz, who was previously responsible for the magazine's content, will now serve as deputy editor-in-chief of the Sonntagsblick's. The 38-year-old woman from Liechtenstein is also co-editor of the Society/People section. (SDA/swi)

Ringier once operated around 3200 boxes. "At the best of times, we sold up to 100,000 newspapers per Sunday," Ringier media spokesperson Michele Paparone told the Keystone-SDA news agency. The View could be purchased from vending machines between 1988 and 2009.

But the change in reading habits led to the end of the vending machines. Ringier only had 938 boxes in use at the end. Compared to Personal Ringier was still talking about a sales figure in the "low four-digit range". After the last Sunday in July, these vending machines were also dismantled.

Launched as early as 1969

Boxes have long been part of the village scene in German-speaking Switzerland. Ringier started using them back in 1969 - at the launch of the SonntagsBlick. The current model has been in use since 2006. Until 2015 and 2016 respectively, the eye-catching red and yellow boxes were still in competition with Tamedia and NZZ.

According to Paparone, vending machines have long served a customer need in rural regions and conurbations. Even during the coronavirus pandemic, when Sunday sales were banned, this made it possible to distribute newspapers in a reasonably regulated manner. But the reasons for running the vending machines for so long no longer apply: "Reading habits have changed dramatically again. The vending machines can no longer be operated economically," says the media spokesperson.

A vending machine as a fake flash box

So soon all that remains are anecdotes from the eye-catching newspaper boxes. There are quite a few, says Paparone. For example, that a vending machine was placed in a garden because of a neighborhood dispute. Or that the lake police once fished one out of the water.

Especially at carnival, the SonntagsBlick-Some of them reappeared, others disappeared forever. Some were offered for sale on the online marketplace Ricardo without Ringier's consent. However, disused vending machines are also popular as bar cabinets or garden lanterns.

Last but not least, a prankster also caused a stir on the internet when he falsified a picture of a newspaper box as a speed trap. In 2011, 2012 and 2014, there was great excitement about the "speed trap". (SDA/swi)

Effective January 2024, 58-year-old Andreas Schmid will join the editorial team of the SonntagsBlick. According to the press release, Schmid is one of the most accomplished investigative journalists in the country. For the past two years, he has worked as an editor at SRF Investigativ. Among the journalistic stations of the studied Germanist were the Südostschweiz, Facts, Balance, Observer, NZZ and for over ten years also the NZZ on Sunday. In 2020, he wrote the book "Code Name Jonathan" about a Swiss spy during the Cold War.

In addition to Schmid, 33-year-old Erika Unternährer will join the company on November 1. 20 minutes to SonntagsBlick. As a news reporter for the Zurich department, she will cover a range of topics from judicial cases to social issues. Before her time at 20 minutes she was at the March-Anzeiger working as a court reporter in the canton of Schwyz. She holds a bachelor's degree in linguistics and literature.

Eberhard, 39, has been with the company for six years. SonntagsBlick most recently in the role of head of research. He was appointed in 2022 by the industry magazine Swiss journalist:in elected investigative journalist of the year (Werbewoche.ch reported). In 2019, he won the Zurich Journalism Prize for his series of articles on Swiss arms exports to war zones. Eberhard previously worked for six years at the SonntagsZeitung. He graduated in history from the University of Bern and completed a MAZ diploma in journalism.

In addition, 29-year-old Lisa Aeschlimann now serves as the paper's editor. Aeschlimann joined the company at the beginning of the year. SonntagsBlick and quickly distinguished herself with stories on crime, security and social issues. Previously, she spent three years at the Tages-Anzeiger where she wrote about business and politics in the Zurich department. Prior to that, she studied journalism at the ZHAW, completed a diploma course at the MAZ, and did a traineeship at the Country Messenger. In 2019, she was runner-up as "Newcomer of the Year" at the industry magazine Swiss journalist:in.

Furthermore, the news section of the SonntagsBlick strengthened with two new additions. 34-year-old Lino Schaeren will join the team in mid-August. He was with the Bieler Tagblattthe last two years as editor-in-chief, where he repeatedly stirred up local politics with his research. Schaeren graduated with a diploma in journalism from the MAZ after completing a technical baccalaureate.

Also in November, Vanessa Mistric will be the SonntagsBlick reinforce. The 33-year-old has been part of the editorial team's research team since 2020 K-Tip/Balance. Prior to that, the winner of the Investigative Journalism Award completed a traineeship at Tamedia's research desk. Other stations were SRF and the SonntagsZeitung. Mistric graduated from the University of Zurich with a degree in political science.

Federal House editor Danny Schlumpf and news editor Camille Kündig have decided to SonntagsBlick to leave.

Reza Rafi began his journalistic career in 2006 as domestic editor at the commuter medium 20 minutes. From 2008 to 2010, the political scientist worked first as head of the People department and then as the Federal Parliament correspondent for the Sunday View. He then moved to the Sonntagszeitung, where he served as head of news from 2014 to 2017. Since 2017, Rafi has been deputy editor-in-chief of the Sunday View.

"If you want to understand the world, you can't avoid the topic of money. I want to tell complicated numbers in good stories and look forward to many investigative researches at the SonntagsBlick"Raphael Rauch was quoted in a statement from Ringier. 

Rauch studied history, political science and Catholic theology and, after earning his doctorate in Munich, worked for the ZDF news portal Heute.de, Radio SRF2 and SRF-Rundschau.

SonntagsBlickEditor-in-Chief Gieri Cavelty on the new hire: "Raphael Rauch is an exceptionally original, versatile and clever journalist with a flair for both news and background stories."

The 45-year-old Peter Aeschlimann studied journalism and communications in Winterthur and spent eight years as an editor at the Tages-Anzeiger. Since 2017 he has been working at the Observer. Peter Aeschlimann will take up his post as editor of the Federal Parliament on January 1, 2023, and says: "Already at the Tagi I reported on Glättli, Tuena and Badran from the Zurich city parliament, now I'm looking forward to seeing them again in the Federal Parliament."

As early as November 1, 43-year-old Danny Schlumpf will move to the Federal Parliament. Schlumpf studied history and philosophy in Zurich. Before entering journalism, he worked as a lecturer, high school teacher and author. Since 2019, he has been working for the SonntagsBlick first in the magazine, and since summer 2019 as business editor. There, he focuses in particular on financial, energy and health topics.

SonntagsBlickEditor-in-Chief Gieri Cavelty is looking forward to the new duo: "Peter and Danny are two outstanding researchers and excellent writers. As a team, they will complement each other perfectly. SonntagsBlick couldn't enter the 2023 election year in a better position."

Danny Schlumpf's successor as business editor will be 41-year-old Sven Zaugg, who has been working as a reporter for the SonntagsBlick is active. Camilla Alabor (34), previously a correspondent for the Federal Parliament, will be the new domestic editor for the SonntagsBlick be active.

Fresh colors, elegant fonts and even better readability. Since the beginning of the year, the Sunday View in the new layout (Werbewoche.ch reported). The revised design is now being followed by a prominent image campaign. With the message "Sunday belongs to me," the special Sunday feeling is to be celebrated - in which the Sunday View should not be missing as a fixed component.

The campaign deliberately targets readers who have not yet subscribed to a newspaper on Sunday and are new to the Sunday View are to be inspired. For this reason, the newspaper is also a supporting element in the two campaign subjects and TV commercials.

"The campaign shows what we stand for and what we want to offer on Sunday: Journalism with attitude, which informs readers in an entertaining way - which enlightens them about the most important things in business, politics, society and sports," explains Gieri Cavelty, Editor-in-Chief at Sunday View.

The two campaign motifs can be found immediately on numerous online channels, as well as in the printed publications of the Blick and Ringier Groups. In addition, two TV spots will be shown on SRF and ProSieben/Sat.1/Kabel Eins Schweiz.

Clear, bold, pioneering, close - these four brand values were the basis for the rebranding of the Blick Group. Also the SonntagsBlick received a modern logo in April 2021 - now the whole dress is added. From Sunday, the newspaper will appear in a new layout: with fresh colors, elegant fonts and even better readability.

"The new layout underscores the transformation that the SonntagsBlick in the past few years. The redesign is not only visually a commitment to print journalism, but also brings the high quality of the SonntagsBlick The content will also be more effective," Ladina Heimgartner, CEO of the Blick Group, was quoted as saying in a statement on Friday.

The new layout was developed in-house by a project group headed by Reza Rafi, Deputy Editor-in-Chief SonntagsBlick, and Christian Waeber, Art Director SonntagsBlick Magazine, designed.

"We are not completely reinventing ourselves, but have further developed the previous appearance. The need for information and clarity is great, and the new layout meets this desire. The SonntagsBlick stands for heart and mind - you should be able to see that at first glance," explains SoBli-chief editor Gieri Cavelty.

With two campaign subjects of its own and the message "New look, same relevance," the new SonntagsBlick-layout will be prominently advertised. Online on various channels, as well as target group-specific in the printed publications of the Blick and Ringier Group.