J122 Exam [Parts of Newspaper]

Overall architecture

Refers to a design making sense, systematic

specific treatment of the story

Refers to a design’s layout helping emphasize and send the message

1. give expression and personality to the content

2. attract and retain readers

3. structure the material clearly

aims of editorial design

broadsheet

(749 x 597 mm)

• first broadsheet was in Amsterdam 1618, Corante uyt Italien D

• most popular format for disseminating printed news

Berliner/midi

(315 x 470 mm)

• narrower and shorter than broadsheet, shorter and slightly wider than tabloid

tabloid/compact

(430 x 280 mm)

• alt and sensational newspapers, compressed messy powders into tablet form

Text

Headline

Photo

Cutline

4 BASIC elements of newspaper design

teasers

promote different stories inside the paper

flag/nameplate

name of newspaper

reverse type

lighter-colored words set against a darker background, adds contrast

headline

story’s title or summary in large type

infographic

diagram, chart, map, list that conveys data in a visual way

deck/subhead

smaller headline that helps add info to the main headline

display head

snazzier headline treatment that adds drama or flair to special stories, usually a stylistic choice, used sparingly in the front page

refer

brief reference to a related story elsewhere in the paper

mug shot

small photograph of a person featured in the story

byline

the writer’s name, followed by the name of the publication they work for or other key credentials

jump line

line that indicates what page a story continues on or page number that the story continues from

logo

label with a visual used to refer to special stories or a series of stories

cutline

info about a photo or an illustration (aka caption)

initial cap

a large capital letter set into the opening paragraph of a special feature (aka drop cap)

label

used for packaging special items such as graphics, teasers, briefs and columns

index

a directory of content

folio

a line showing the page number, date, paper’s name, etc

liftout quote

quotation from the story given graphic emphasis (aka pull quote or breakout,) should grab attention, must be iconic or provocative

standing head

label used for packaging special stories or features, similar to logo but can be on top of a page if it eats up a whole page

jump headline

headline treatment reserved for stories jumping from another page (styles vary)

photo credit

line giving the photographer’s name (often adding the pub or wire service they work for)

text

type for stories set in a standard size and typeface, stacked in columns (or legs,) body text

subhead

boldface line of type used to organize the story and break up gray text (aka bold lead-in)

gutter

white space running vertically between elements on a page

b4stard measure

type set in a different width than the standard column measure

sidebar

a related story, often boxed, that accompanies the main story

cutoff rule

line used to separate elements on a page, can be used nang marami if there’s a lot of block of text ex. literary magazine

cutout

photo in which background has been cut away (also called a silhouette)

sig

• special label set into stories giving typographic emphasis to the topic, title, writer’s name, etc (aka bug or logo)