For a high school newspaper, that looks damn good.
Personally, I would rather see the box for the main story come down to line up with the pizzeria sidebar.
But, damn.
I'd say phase one is to use communication- and information-centric phrases. For instance, I never talk about what "looks best." Rather, I ask editors what they believe is the most interesting and important information, then suggest tools for getti...
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The black on the right--as well as the color pallet for the photo--was chosen and composed based on the colors, lighting and composition of the promotional materials.
The cutout around the head...I hadn't really thought about that, but tha...
What's your type budget? If you have some resources, I would look at some of Font Bureau's "readability" fonts (Benton Modern, Miller Daily) and/or Hoeffler's text faces (Mercury, Chronicle, Exchange). You can test any of these fonts for free by c...
Goodbye, Michael Jackson
I love to listen to music as I design. Do you? Right now, I'm listening to the Jackson 5's I want you back, The Love You Save, Got to Be There, and Ben. That is the way I want to remember Michael Jackson. A sweet, angel-voiced little boy that sang and danced with his brothers, who inspired me as I drew in my youth. As a kid I have such fond memories of listening to the top 40 radio and drawing. Later I loved watching Jackson's creative music videos as I learned graphic design.
Tonight I'm not going think about the controversial, troubled, sad, odd, tragic person he ended up as. (Who may have done terrible things.) I'm thinking of that talented, abused 11-year-old child who just loved to sing with his brothers. Rest in peace, Michael Jackson.
For more on Michael Jackson, check out my colleague's Steve Spear's blog Stuck in the '80s.
