Design MattersThe greatest hits of what you need to
know for producing excellent pages for your publication
Maintain your
balanceThe order =
First: headlineSecond: photo
Third: cutlineFourth: text
(keep that body copy and cutline at
10 pt. or less!)
Modular will do
Even the most tricked-
out pages are just a bunch of squares
Beware the font
You don’t need them
all (if anything, it looks better if you only
use a few…)
Top 10 newspaper fonts:
Be kind with typeDevelop a consistent style that represents
your publication −
Just make sure to use fonts
other reasonable
humans would enjoy
Stay in sight
Remember where your
reader is and is not going to look and
plan accordingly
Big is better
Take those photos far beyond a size you
would ever imagine
Stick to the pointMake sure pages have an entry for the reader
WHITE SPACE
MUGSHOTS
INFOGRAPHICS
DROP CAPS
Keep in
touchStay tuned to the trends in design with available
resources (and maybe, just maybe, ask for help
or read a few of those handouts…)
Never, ever stop
The ONLY way you get better as a
designer is to do as much of it as you
can − no one can make you great
Anyway, thanks for putting up with me!
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