Middle School Journalism Class

NEWSPAPER DESIGN 

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

• Why is it necessary to create a visually appealing publication today?
• What are the elements of good design?

Activity 1

1. Think about "Readability" in the papers: text; visuals; white space.
2. Research online to locate a newspaper that you can assess.
   

Activity 2

1. Think about the elements of good design:

• balance
• dominant story and photo
• type faces and styles
• justification
• screens
• modular or grid design
• the use of rule lines
• bylines, logos, infographics, standing heads, captions, pull-out quotes
• photos tell a story

2. Using the hand-out, assess one of the online newspapers you found.

RESOURCES:

The Grid System

Open Font Library Welcome to the library!

Award-Winning Newspaper Designs « Smashing Magazine

Portfolio Images - NewsPageDesigner » Work

Design portfolios - Visual Editors

Untitled Document

http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?id=110&title=

Free Online Graph Paper / Grid Paper PDFs

Virtual Tour

Tameri Guide for Writers: Layout Elements

Newseum | Today's Front Pages | Gallery View

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