The Independent redesign: in pictures

The new Independent front page. The masthead claims that the paper is 'Free from party political ties' and 'Free from proprietorial influence' Photograph: Public Domain Photograph: guardian.co.uk Strong picture choice adds life to the opening spread. Designers Cases and Associates chose the Sun font to give a more serious, understated feel. Kelner writes in his comment piece: 'We make no apologies for erring on the side of seriousness; these are serious times and we believe that what is most needed on the media landscape is a newspaper that is truly free of proprietorial influence and political affiliation (something no other paper can claim) to make some sense of the world around us' Photograph: Public Domain Photograph: guardian.co.uk An advert stretches across page 16 and 17, which is filled with shorter news stories Photograph: Public Domain Photograph: guardian.co.uk The cover of the Viewspaper highlights the breadth of comment and opinion inside Photograph: Public Domain Photograph: guardian.co.uk The Opinion & Debate section moves from the main paper to the Viewspaper; there is also more room for readers' letters Photograph: Public Domain Photograph: guardian.co.uk A spread from the Viewspaper, which features Farnham and Clan as headline fonts Photograph: Public Domain Photograph: guardian.co.uk The new Notebook section rounds off the Viewspaper Photograph: Public domain