Fifteen years after captivating the design world with his BBCx365 project, graphic designer Johnny Selman is back — this time, with a bold new mission. His latest initiative, NewsX365, aims to expose the growing divide in media reporting through the power of visual storytelling. Selman’s original project, BBCx365, challenged him to create a poster every day for a year based on a BBC headline. The result was a collection of minimalist graphic art that distilled global news into striking, thought-provoking visuals. Now, in an age increasingly defined by misinformation and partisan reporting, Selman is turning his lens toward the fractured media landscape in the United States.
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NewsX365 will spotlight the subtle — and not-so-subtle — differences in how major news outlets frame the same events. Each week, Selman will select one major headline and analyze how it’s covered by three different sources: MSNBC, Fox News, and AP News. From this, he’ll design a trio of posters that reflect the unique slant of each outlet. “My objective is to make a poster for each of those slants on the story, to represent that bias as honestly as I can,” Selman explained. “Making very simple, kind of powerful, bold, thought-provoking posters.”
Staying true to the visual ethos that defined BBCx365, Selman will use a minimalist approach — focusing on a single, impactful image and a restrained color palette. While each poster is designed to stand on its own, they are also meant to be viewed as a connected set, revealing the contrast in perspectives through visual language. The methodical, pared-down style aims to cut through the noise, helping viewers confront the underlying bias in the news they consume — without overwhelming them.
NewsX365 will run for a full year, ultimately encompassing 52 stories and 156 posters. Each new set of three will be released weekly, with Selman documenting the journey online. The project promises to be as much a study in editorial framing as it is a showcase of powerful graphic design. As media polarization continues to shape public discourse, NewsX365 is inviting designers and news consumers to consider not just what is being reported, but how it’s being visually and linguistically framed.
