Newspapers
Put all the news thats fit to print into newspapers of every size and shape. Get the scoop on newspaper design and production tips for editors and graphic designers. Newspaper publishing extras include using dummies and grids, type selection, formats, page layout, illustrations, writing, photojournalism, and production advice for newspaper designers and editors.
Art Direction: Do You Have What It Takes?
These interactive quizzes help you test your creativity, your eye for news design. Do them quickly or take your time to come up with visual solutions.
These interactive quizzes help you test your creativity, your eye for news design. Do them quickly or take your time to come up with visual solutions.
Basics of Newspaper Page Design
About.com Journalism: How to create more visually enticing newspaper pages.
About.com Journalism: How to create more visually enticing newspaper pages.
Datelines on Newstories
About.com Journalism: How to use datelines in newspapers.
About.com Journalism: How to use datelines in newspapers.
Design on a Grid
Newspapers use grids to hold it all together.
Newspapers use grids to hold it all together.
Gray Space
About.com Journalism: Why you need to avoid gray space in your newspaper design.
About.com Journalism: Why you need to avoid gray space in your newspaper design.
Mug Shots
Put mug shots in your newspaper -- and they aren't just for criminals.
Put mug shots in your newspaper -- and they aren't just for criminals.
News Photos
About.com Journalism: Selecting photos for newspapers isn't the same as choosing photos for brochures or books or personal photo albums. Learn what makes a good news photo.
About.com Journalism: Selecting photos for newspapers isn't the same as choosing photos for brochures or books or personal photo albums. Learn what makes a good news photo.
Newspaper Production
About.com Journalism: The daily cycle of producing a newspaper.
About.com Journalism: The daily cycle of producing a newspaper.
Newspaper Writing Style
About.com Journalism: Learn proper newspaper writing style and save on editing.
About.com Journalism: Learn proper newspaper writing style and save on editing.
Super-Size Your Graphics to Create Visual Impact
CVI is about the use of one visual element that is at least three times larger than others on the page. This larger than the rest image contrast immediately attracts the eye and pulls you into the page. View several examples of newspaper pages with a strong center of visual impact at Poynter Online.
CVI is about the use of one visual element that is at least three times larger than others on the page. This larger than the rest image contrast immediately attracts the eye and pulls you into the page. View several examples of newspaper pages with a strong center of visual impact at Poynter Online.
Visual Cues
Avoid gray pages and help readers navigate a newspaper using pull-quotes, jumplines, artwork, and other visual aids.
Avoid gray pages and help readers navigate a newspaper using pull-quotes, jumplines, artwork, and other visual aids.
Web Press and Its Use in Printing Newspapers
Find out what a Web press is and how it works.
Find out what a Web press is and how it works.
What is a Broadsheet?
Is your newspaper a broadsheet? Find out.
Is your newspaper a broadsheet? Find out.
What is Tabloid Size?
Certain newspapers gave this size a bad name, but it's not necessarily bad to have a tabloid size publication.
Certain newspapers gave this size a bad name, but it's not necessarily bad to have a tabloid size publication.
Writing Eye-Catching Headlines
About.com Journalism: Get your newspaper readers to dig into the story.
About.com Journalism: Get your newspaper readers to dig into the story.