Josh Penrod

Head of Design

For more than two decades in newsrooms and as a studio designer, Josh has worked with some of the world’s leading brands — including the NFL, the University of Notre Dame, UCLA, J.P. Morgan Chase, Fast Company and National Geographic — to create experiences built on user-focused design, tight narratives and highly interactive content. In 2014, Josh joined the Minnesota Star Tribune, where held roles as the Assistant Managing Editor for Digital Design and Graphics, and Presentation Director. Born and raised in the Carolinas, he has lived on both coasts and has held design positions with Joe Zeff Design, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and The San Diego Union-Tribune. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Josh lives in Falcon Heights with his wife and two children. He also has mild obsessions with college football, sneakers and Gamecock sports.

For more than two decades in newsrooms and as a studio designer, Josh has worked with some of the world’s leading brands — including the NFL, the University of Notre Dame, UCLA, J.P. Morgan Chase, Fast Company and National Geographic — to create experiences built on user-focused design, tight narratives and highly interactive content. In 2014, Josh joined the Minnesota Star Tribune, where held roles as the Assistant Managing Editor for Digital Design and Graphics, and Presentation Director. Born and raised in the Carolinas, he has lived on both coasts and has held design positions with Joe Zeff Design, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and The San Diego Union-Tribune. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Josh lives in Falcon Heights with his wife and two children. He also has mild obsessions with college football, sneakers and Gamecock sports.

Contact

Josh.Penrod@startribune.com

612-673-4565

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Map of Minneapolis businesses damaged, looted after night of unrest

Fire officials are investigating the apparent torching of four retail outlets overnight that expanded the destruction well beyond the city's core.

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A deeper look at areas most damaged by rioting, looting in Minneapolis, St. Paul

Twin Cities restaurants and retail stores were hit the hardest in the rioting following George Floyd's killing.

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In Minnesota and across the U.S., virus death toll keeps climbing

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