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The Newspaper Designer's Handbook

ISBN: 9780697327208 | 0697327205
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw Hill College Div
Pub. Date: 6/1/1997

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SummaryTable of Contents
"The Newspaper Designers Handbook" is a step by step guide to every aspect of newspaper design, from basic page layout to complex infographics. The new edition features dozens of new page-design examples, as well as an expanded section on web design and increased emphasis on digital photography.. . This textbook is for journalism students and professionals alike. It is loaded with examples, advice, design ideas, and exercises that teach students how to manipulate the basic elements of design (photos, headlines, and text); create charts, maps, and diagrams; design attractive photo spreads; add effective, appealing sidebars to complex stories; create lively, engaging feature page designs; work with color; and redesign a newspaper. .
INTRODUCTION2(12)
Foreword2(2)
Some quick history4(2)
Current trends6(6)
The newspaper of the future12(2)
... MORE
1 FUNDAMENTALS
14(28)
What it's called
14(2)
Tools of the trade
16(2)
Basic typography
18(4)
Four basic elements
22(1)
Headlines
23(3)
Text
26(2)
Photos
28(2)
Cutlines
30(2)
Drawing a dummy
32(4)
A broadsheet dummy
36(1)
A tabloid dummy
37(1)
Exercises
38(4)
2 STORY DESIGN
42(26)
Stories without art
42(2)
Mug shots
44(3)
Text shapes
47(1)
One horizontal photo
48(3)
One vertical photo
51(3)
The dominant photo
54(2)
Big vertical, small horizontal
56(2)
Big horizontal, small vertical
58(2)
Two verticals
60(2)
Two horizontals
62(2)
Adding mug shots
64(1)
Exercises
65(3)
3 PAGE DESIGN
68(26)
Grids
68(2)
Pages without art
70(6)
Pages with art
76(2)
Modular page design
78(2)
Front page design
80(1)
Flow chart: section front design
81(1)
Making stories fit
82(2)
Inside pages
84(2)
Double trucks
86(2)
Bad juxtapositions
88(1)
Rules of thumb
89(1)
Exercises
90(4)
4 PHOTOS & ART
94(30)
General guidelines
94(1)
Good photos
95(5)
Bad photos
100(2)
Cropping photos
102(2)
Sizing photos
104(1)
Halftones & screens
105(1)
Scanning images
106(2)
Stand-alone photos
108(1)
Photo spreads
109(3)
Photo spread guidelines
112(2)
Studio shots
114(1)
Photo illustrations
115(1)
Illustrations
116(2)
A feature art checklist
118(2)
Risky business
120(1)
Exercises
121(3)
5 NUTS & BOLTS
124(16)
The flag
124(1)
Logos & sigs
125(3)
Liftout quotes
128(2)
Decks & summaries
130(2)
Bylines
132(1)
Credit lines
133(1)
Spacing
134(1)
Rules & boxes
135(1)
Refers, teasers, promos
136(1)
Breaking up text
137(1)
Jumps
138(2)
6 GRAPHICS & SIDEBARS
140(32)
Writing for non-readers
140(3)
Sidebars & infographics
143(1)
Fast facts
144(1)
Bio boxes
145(1)
Lists
146(2)
Checklists
148(1)
Q&As
149(1)
Quizzes
150(2)
Surveys & polls
152(1)
Quote collections
153(1)
Charts & graphs
154(2)
Tables
156(1)
Ratings
157(1)
Timelines
158(1)
Step-by-step guides
159(1)
Diagrams
160(2)
Maps
162(2)
Graphics packages
164(2)
Package planning
166(2)
Graphics guidelines
168(4)
7 SPECIAL EFFECTS
172(26)
Bending the rules
172(2)
The Cosby variations
174(6)
Wraparounds & skews
180(2)
Photo cutouts
182(1)
Mortises & insets
183(1)
Screens & reverses
184(2)
Display headlines
186(4)
Color
190(1)
Types of color
191(1)
Adding color to a page
192(2)
Color guidelines
194(4)
8 REDESIGNING
198(12)
Redesigning your paper
198(2)
Evaluating your paper
200(2)
Gathering examples
202(1)
Making a shopping list
203(1)
Building prototypes
204(2)
Testing & promotion
206(1)
Writing a stylebook
207(1)
Launching and following up
208(2)
9 APPENDIX
210(13)
Exercise answers: fundamentals
210(2)
Exercise answers: story design
212(3)
Exercise answers: page design
215(3)
Exercise answers: photos & art
218(4)
The proportion wheel
222(1)
Glossary223(5)
Index228(2)
Acknowledgments230

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