The Newspaper Designer's Handbook https://www.mheducation.com/cover-images/Jpeg_400-high/0073512044.jpeg 7 9780073512044 Throughout the seven editions of this book, Harrower has successfully deconstructed the process of laying out newspaper pages. For journalism students and professionals alike, countless designers have used this book to learn how to design and improve their skills as visual communicators. Harrower’s unique voice and quirky sense of humor are still very much alive in the seventh edition.
The Newspaper Designer's Handbook

The Newspaper Designer's Handbook

7th Edition
By Tim Harrower and Julie Elman
ISBN10: 0073512044
ISBN13: 9780073512044
Copyright: 2013
09780073512044

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Program Details

Introduction

Preface

Quick history

Current trends

Digital news design

Looking ahead

Chapter 1: Fundamentals

What it’s called

Tools of the trade

Basic typography

Four basic elements

Headlines

Text

Photos

Cutlines

Drawing a dummy

A broadsheet dummy

A tabloid dummy

Exercises

Chapter 2: Story

Stories without art

Mug shots

Text shapes

Photos on the page

Horizontal photos

Vertical photos

Square photos

Dominant photos

The picture combo

Exercises

Chapter 3. Page Design

The grid

Pages without art

Pages with art

Modular page design

Front page design

Designing Page One

Making stories fit

Inside pages

Double trucks

Bad juxtapositions

Rules of thumb

Exercises

Chapter 4. Photos

Photo guidelines

Photo constructs

Compelling photos

Weak photos

From camera to page

Processing digital images

Sizing photos

Halftones & screens

Scanning images

Cropping photos

Stand-alone photos

The photo column

Photo spreads

Photo spread guidelines

Studio shots

Photo illustrations

Illustrations

Risky business

Exercises

Chapter 5. Nuts & Bolts

The flag

Logos and sigs

Liftout quotes

Decks and summaries

Bylines

Credit lines

Spacing

Rules and boxes

Refers and promos

Breaking up text

Jumps

Chapter 6. Graphics

Alternative Story Forms

A.S.F. presentations

Fast facts

Bio boxes

Lists

Checklists

Q&A’s

Quizzes

Surveys and polls

Quote collections

Charts and graphs

Tables

Ratings

Timelines

Step-by-step guides

Diagrams

Maps

Graphics packages

Package planning

Graphics guidelines

Graphics gallery

Chapter 7. Special Effects

Bending the rules

The Stewart variations

Wraparounds and skews

Photo cutouts

Mortises and insets

Screens and reverses

Display headlines

Color

Adding color to a page

Color guidelines

Printing full color

Chapter 8. The Redesign

Redesigning your paper

Evaluating your paper

Gathering examples

Compiling a shopping list

Building prototypes

Testing and promotion

Writing a stylebook

Launching and following up

Redesign gallery

Appendix

Exercise answers

Glossary

Index

Acknowledgments

Credits

About the Author

Tim Harrower

Tim Harrower is a renowned journalism educator and consultant.

Julie Elman