Organize your information with a simple tab chart.
Let’s face it, calendars can be labor-intensive. Yet community calendars remain intensely local features that invite readers to regularly use the paper. For that reason alone, they’re not going away anytime soon. Nor should they.
Don't be afraid to splash some color on your pages — but remember that less is more.
Using breakout boxes as a way to layer information and break up text, not just take up space.
Each month, you will learn more about designers from the Framingham and Rockford Design Houses. Each quarter, you also will see a profile of a designer from the special sections desk in Downers Grove. Today, meet Michael Brown of Rockford.
Don't be afraid to give your Business pages a little design love — and attention.
Designers looking for an easy way to avoid too much gray space on a page or in a story package often will opt for a 1-column photo as a solution.
Each month, you will learn more about designers from the Framingham and Rockford Design Houses. Each quarter, you also will see a profile of a designer from the special sections desk in Downers Grove. Today, meet Kelly Quain, special sections desk coordinator.
Don't be afraid to use a quote for a headline — sometimes it's more powerful than anything even the best headline writer could come up with.
Enterprising newspaper editors and page designers long have shared a goal of creating centerpieces that serve as colorful, informative gateways to news, sports and features sections.
Each month, you will learn more about designers from the Framingham and Rockford Design Houses. Each quarter, you also will see a profile of a designer from the special sections desk in Downers Grove. Today, meet Donna Roberts, a nightside designer in Framingham.
Logos — especially in Sports — can add a lot to a page. But beware, using them capriciously can subtract from one.
Many GateHouse newspapers ran the Boston Marathon bombing story out front in a big way. Here's a look at GateHouse paeprs that devoted some or most of their front pages to the tragedy that killed three and injured more than 140 others.
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Each month, you will learn more about designers from the Framingham and Rockford Design Houses. Each quarter, you also will see a profile of a designer from the special sections desk in Downers Grove. Today, meet Michigan team leader Matt Honold of Rockford.
When building a centerpiece and the main image is either weak or nonexistent, one approach to consider is to design with type.
Work in the newspaper business long enough, and you’ll likely accumulate a long list of current and former newsroom pet peeves. Here's one of mine.
