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Principles of newspaper design The basics of planning a page
Every design starts with an idea  The idea can come from: Another newspaper or magazine Inside the designers head Anywhere
Every page starts with a dummy A dummy is a blank page with columns on it. The designer sketches on the dummy where the stories, headlines and photos will go.
A dummy is required! You wouldnt build a house without a plan. You wouldnt play a game without planning the plays. You shouldnt design a page without a dummy.
A dummy will get you from this: To this:
You start with a blank dummy.
Choose 1-3 stories for the page. Make a list of the stories, headlines, photos and other elements for the page.
Draw in the stories in a module on the page.
Now open up a new Pagemaker or InDesign document. Place the stories, photos, headlines, etc. on the page by following the dummy.
Youve gone from a dummy to a page. Dummy Finished page

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How to plan a page [pdf library]

  • 1. Principles of newspaper design The basics of planning a page
  • 2. Every design starts with an idea The idea can come from: Another newspaper or magazine Inside the designers head Anywhere
  • 3. Every page starts with a dummy A dummy is a blank page with columns on it. The designer sketches on the dummy where the stories, headlines and photos will go.
  • 4. A dummy is required! You wouldnt build a house without a plan. You wouldnt play a game without planning the plays. You shouldnt design a page without a dummy.
  • 5. A dummy will get you from this: To this:
  • 6. You start with a blank dummy.
  • 7. Choose 1-3 stories for the page. Make a list of the stories, headlines, photos and other elements for the page.
  • 8. Draw in the stories in a module on the page.
  • 9. Now open up a new Pagemaker or InDesign document. Place the stories, photos, headlines, etc. on the page by following the dummy.
  • 10. Youve gone from a dummy to a page. Dummy Finished page