Layout for Inside Page

This is a layout plan that i made up for my inside page.

It works quite well i think and does actually follow a similar plan to an already existing newspaper.

I think that this layout is fairly good as it allows or enough room to cover a few small stories without the text being overwhelming.

However i don't really like the way that the items look do haphazard and spread out although i think it would look better once the text and images had been applied.

I also need to fill the space at the bottom left of the page. An advertisement could possible be place in this space.

Inside Page

I am now moving on to designing the inside page of my newspaper.

The page will be he inside of the front cover and would be page number 2 in the newspaper.

This page will feature three stories in total. They will be quite small stories probably cover only a space of about 1 to 3, quite short, columns in total.

My inside page will also feature a column containing a service for the readers of the newspaper. For example some newspapers do an inside column on the weather, i was also thinking about including a roadworks status section or as i found in the new

spaper; 'The Halifax Courier' information on mobile speed cameras within the area.

This is my final plan of the front page. The only element now missing is the text but i have the layout, colours, images and advertisements all done.

I have filled the two banners i talked about in the last blog post with information and pictures about what else is in the newspaper.

These are pictures that i took when looking for the main image for my front page. They were images that i originally decided not to use for my main image as they did not suit what i wanted however i think that they work very well as smaller side images informing the reader of other stories later on inside the paper.

I have also added a small banner along the bottom showing information about the sports page at the back of the newspaper and an advert for the nightclub: 'Tiger Tiger'. Nearly all local newspapers have adverts on the front page as they can sell space on their front page for huge amounts. Therefore this builds upon the professional look i am trying to achieve with the rest of my newspaper.

This i my front page after some more work adding in the main picture for the front page story. I think the size of my main photo is good as it is big enough to capture the public's attention but does not over shadow the rest of the front page and still allows for the text and banners to be placed in and around it.

As you can see i have also added the banner on the right hand side of the page and one just underneath the £50,000 pounds advert. I am going to use these as space for advertising what other information and stories are covered inside of the newspaper.

These are crucial and must be included in order to inform the reader what else is inside the paper and the relevant page numbers for what they want to read about.

This is an advert i designed for the front cover of my newspaper. I will later add ore information to the frame as the viewer needs to be told where o look inside the newspaper in order to enter the competition.

I took the photo of the hand holding the money myself. I think this small accent helps to make the advert look a lot more professional and helps to get people more excited as money is very eye catching and people always want something for nothing.

This is my layout after some more work.

I have added the masthead and come up with a basic colour scheme of blue and red. I have also decided upon a name and catchphrase for my newspaper and put these in effectively.

I decided on the font for the title after building a couple of sample mastheads.

These are just a couple of the examples that i looked at and thought about using:

Portsmouth Edition

Portsmouth Edition

Portsmouth Edition

I think that font that i chose for the masthead in the end is the most eye catching and makes the newspaper look professional, much like one that you wold see on sale in a shop.

This is the first layout i decided on for the front page of my newspaper.

I took inspiration from 'The Portsmouth News' in order to come up with this layout as i think that it is a very stereotypical layout for a contemporary local newspaper.

I am going to keep the top half of my final layout pretty similar to this as i think that it works well and that it presents a ver professional look to the customer.

However i am going to change the lower portion slightly by adding in more pictures and banners showing information about what else is inside the paper.