Designing for Newspapers and Magazines
2nd Edition
Published on 12. March 2012
200 pages
978-1-136-58953-9 (ISBN)
Description
A hugely beneficial introduction to students and professionals in print media and design, Designing for Newspapers and Magazines offers guidance on how to produce attractive publications and how to tailor them to their target audience using colour, text placement, typography and images.
Written by an experienced journalist and designer, the book details the elements of good design and provides instruction on how to get the most of computers and computer-aided design.
The book examines a broad range of local and national publications including The Sun, The Daily Mirror and Glamour magazine and explains the reasoning that underpins their design choice, including:
how to set up a new publication
planning an edition of a newspaper or magazine
typography and working with text
working with images and technical production
designing pages and how to use colour
design and journalism ethics
a glossary of journalistic and design terms
Written by an experienced journalist and designer, the book details the elements of good design and provides instruction on how to get the most of computers and computer-aided design.
The book examines a broad range of local and national publications including The Sun, The Daily Mirror and Glamour magazine and explains the reasoning that underpins their design choice, including:
how to set up a new publication
planning an edition of a newspaper or magazine
typography and working with text
working with images and technical production
designing pages and how to use colour
design and journalism ethics
a glossary of journalistic and design terms
More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
52 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
52 Halftones, black and white
File size
14,22 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-136-58953-9 (9781136589539)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Chris Frost
Designing for Newspapers and Magazines
Book
07/2017
2nd Edition
Routledge
€67.10
Shipment within 15-20 days
Chris Frost
Designing for Newspapers and Magazines
Book
11/2011
2nd Edition
Routledge
€215.74
Shipment within 15-20 days
Person
Chris Frost is head of journalism at Liverpool John Moores University. He has worked in journalism for 30 years as a reporter, sub-editor and editor. He is the author of Media Ethics and Self-Regulation and Reporting for Journalists.
Content
1. Function and History of Design 2. Publication Style Technical Data 3. Production Process Printing Processes Colour Print Process 4. Pre-Planning and Copy Tasting 5. Designing Pages Pictures on a Page Text Other Display Dype Some Dos and Don'ts of Design 6. Master Pages, Templates and Stylesheets 7. Typography Devices to Add Interest 8. Words in Type 9. Using Pictures Cropping Pictures Scaling Pictures 10. Using Colour 11. Publishing Ethics 12. Design Masterclass 13. Bibliography and Appendices Glossary Websites of Interest Bibliography
