Design Checklist
· Gather material for front page and decide which is essential and which is optional , use short pieces of writing or “fillers” to fill small gaps
· Give each page a main story or picture which will attract the reader’s attention
· Give the best picture a prominent position on the page, even if it doesn’t go with the lead story
· Scatter other pictures around the page and make sure it is always clear to the reader where to go next
· Vary the shapes and sizes of the picture
· Make sure every picture has a caption and every story has a headline
· Use lines and boxes sparingly, and only if they are needed to make separation clear
Making stories fit
If your stories are too long, your options are to:
· Cut the text - you can always drop a sentence or two or else find shorter ways of saying things
· Trim or resize photographs – tight cropping of pictures, especially head and shoulder shots, can make them much more dramatic
· Shorten the headline
· Alter the size or style of the font or change the leading or tracking
· Move something else, such as advertisement, off the page.
If your stories are too short your options are to:
· Add text
· Enlarge a photo
· Add an introduction (standfirst)
· Alter the size or style of the font or change the leading or tracking
· Put space between the paragraphs
· Add crossheads (mini-headlines) between paragraphs
· Add a lift quote – take a quotation form the story, type it in larger font, and draw attention to it by boxing it or giving it some white space
· Add an advertisement or filler material
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