Monday, April 6, 2015

Newspaper Layout Notes

Sizes of Newspapers:

Broadsheets: Taller than it is wide, rectangular, 2" by 1"

Tabloid: Square Shape, 1" by 1"


Elements of a page:
Photos
Headlines
Lines
Boxes
Teasers

Flag: The name of the newspaper (with graphics) also projects the image

Folio: provides reference information -- date, page number, section title, name of paper, volume number.

Teaser: Grabs attention, gets audience to read inside stories

Byline: Name of writer, job title

Jump Line: Shows where  story continues o where a story picks up

Story Dividers: Lines or Boxes

Info Graphics: Chart, Maps, Timelines, Diagrams

Placement: Based on importance

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