Newspaper Designer's Handbook - Softcover

Harrower, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0697201473 ISBN 13: 9780697201478

Publisher: Brown (William C.) Co ,U.S., 1995

Synopsis

This text takes a hands-on approach to newspaper design techniques from basic page layout to complex info-graphics. There is an expanded section on typography, emphasizing the importance of a fundamental yet often overlooked aspect of design, and a new section on the newspaper design report card. A section on the newspaper of the future reflects the fact that newspapers are constantly changing. More exercises in this edition provide more opportunity for hands on applications and there is an expanded chapter on graphics and sidebars with updated information on informational graphics and modern packaging techniques.

About this title

From the Publisher

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).

About the Author

Tim Harrower is a renowned journalism educator and consultant.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brown (William C.) Co ,U.S.
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0697201473
• ISBN 13: 9780697201478
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 224