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Harrower:The Newspaper Designer's Handbook
The Newspaper Designer's Handbook, 5/e
Tim Harrower
Fundamentals

Chapter Outline


i. Introduction

  1. Preface
  2. Some Quick History
    1. The simple beginnings
    2. The 19th century
    3. The early 20th century
    4. The not-too-distant past
  3. Current Trends
    1. Color
    2. Informational graphics
    3. Packaging
    4. Modular layout
    5. Page one design
      1. the traditional
      2. the magazine cover
      3. the information center
    6. Feature pages & sections
      1. lifestyle coverage
      2. entertainment news
      3. food
      4. comics, columnists and crosswords
    7. Sports pages & sections
      1. statistics
      2. calendars and listings
      3. columnists
      4. inside poop and gossip
    8. Opinion pages & editorials
      1. editorials
      2. opinion columns
      3. an editorial cartoon
      4. letters from readers
      5. the masthead
    9. Special pages & sections
      1. special enterprise packages
      2. special reports
      3. special-interest packages
  4. The Newspaper of the Future
    1. Audiotext
    2. Websites
    3. Personalized digital newspapers

I. Fundamentals

  1. What It's Called - Some Important Terms
    1. Bugs
    2. Bastards
    3. Dummies
    4. Reefers
    5. Widow
    6. Gutter
    7. Teasers
  2. Tools of the Trade
    1. Calculator
    2. Pencil
    3. Grease pencil
    4. Knife
    5. Picas, points, & inches
    6. Proportion wheel & pica pole
    7. Writing and editing stories
    8. Producing photos
    9. Pagination
    10. Creating illustrations and graphics
  3. Basic Typography
    1. Type fonts & families
      1. serif type
      2. sans serif type
    2. How to measure type size
    3. Modifying type vertically
      1. point size
      2. leading
    4. Modifying type horizontally
      1. tracking
      2. set width
  4. Four Basic Elements
    1. Headlines
    2. Text
    3. Photos
    4. Cutlines
  5. Headlines
    1. Writing good headlines
      1. keep them conversational
      2. write in present tense, active voice
      3. avoid bad splits
    2. Types of headlines
      1. kickers
      2. slammers
      3. raw wraps
      4. hammers
      5. tripods
      6. sidesaddle heads
    3. How to size headlines on a page
    4. Number of lines in a headline
  6. Text
    1. Shaping text into columns
  7. Photos
    1. The three basic photo shapes
  8. Cutlines
    1. Cutline type styles
      1. below
      2. beside
      3. between
  9. Drawing a Dummy
    1. What every good dummy should show
    2. Step-by-step: how to draw a dummy
  10. A Broadsheet Dummy
  11. A Tabloid Dummy
  12. Troubleshooting
  13. Exercises








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