The Newspaper Designer's
Handbook is a step by step guide to every aspect of newspaper design, from basic page
layout to complex infographics. The new edition is now in 4-color and introduces a new
chapter on web design.
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.
New Student CD-ROM: A free student CD-ROM is packaged with every new copy of the text. The
CD-ROM contains exercises to reinforce concepts in the text. Online Media Chapter: A new
chapter introduces principles for designing online. 4-color: Now in full color, the fifth
edition expands coverage of designing with color. As with all editions, this text
introduces students to the building blocks of newspaper design: headlines, texts, photos,
cutlines, and more. Along with the main building blocks of newspaper design, this text
teaches students how to use logos, teasers, and charts and graphs to make more complicated
pages work. A humorous writing style helps make the concepts memorable. COMPING
GUIDELINES: Course found in the journalism or mass communication department. Course
usually titled Newspaper Designing (or a variation).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
CHAPTER 1: Fundamentals
CHAPTER 2: Story Design
CHAPTER 3. Page Design
CHAPTER 4. Photos & Art
CHAPTER 5. Nuts & Bolts
CHAPTER 6. Graphics & Sidebars
CHAPTER 7. Special Effects
CHAPTER 8. Redesigning
CHAPTER 9: Web Design
Appendix
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