Monday, April 6, 2015

Newspaper Layout Notes


Sizes of Newpapers

Broadsheet: Taller than it is wide
Tabloid: Square Shape. 1' by 1'

Elements of a Page

Photos

Headlines

Lines

Boxes

Teasers: Grabs attention, gets audience to read inside stories

Flag: The title of the newspaper, uses fonts and images to project image of paper

Folio: Reference information - date, page number, section title, name of paper, volume number

Byline: Name of writer, job title

Jump Line: Shows where a story continues or where a story picks up

Story Dividers: Liners or Boxes