Couple quick things..

Please bring your newspaper design book to class tonight for reference. We'll finish the first newspaper page and get started on the next one.

Also, keep in mind you should have your "How To" photos (6-8 of them) for the photo spread done and ready to go on Tuesday April 19. Aim for good-looking photos -- this includes avoiding using the built-in camera flash inside and finding good (or at least "clean") backgrounds for your setups. Let me know if you have any questions on this one.

Finally, Tuesday April 5 will be an "optional" class -- pretty much just a work day for the 2nd newspaper assignment. If you'd rather use outside of class time to get it done, that is fine. We'll have probably at least an hour on Thursday to finish it up, I'm thinking of something fun we could do that night. If you have an idea let me know! Otherwise perhaps a video.

Perhaps here's some inspiration: this year's winner for "best designed" newspaper: Portugal's i.

Anyone interested in copyright? Well, "fair use" is a term for using someone else's work in a way that is educational, partial, or changed enough that you can legally use it without the original author's permission. Here's a recent case where fair use was denied because the photographer barely changed the original photos.

Start thinking about...

...the magazine spread assignment.


On April 19 (yes it's still a ways off), you should bring to class:

6-8 photos for a two page magazine spread

The magazine spread's theme is "How To." How to… cook a dish. Make a model car. Make a piece of jewelry. Groom a dog. Apply make-up. Play tennis.

The specifics are up to you. But you'll need 6-8 original photos, taken by you, to include in the spread.

You'll also need a short (200 word or so) introduction paragraph that leads into the step-by-step instructions. The instructions themselves can be pretty short if you want. One or two lines per photo perhaps. Longer if you want.

Once the photos are done, you'll edit them in Photoshop as we've learned how to do and work with them (and your text) in InDesign.

So, start thinking about what you'll want to do.

Here are some examples.. they might not be 100% what we're doing but you get the idea:

Example 1
Example 2
Example 3

MId term study guide

The mid-term (March 10th) will cover assigned readings from Williams and Harrower, lecture, and NewsU.org material.

Harrower:
Chapter 1
p. 216-224
p. 110-126

Williams:
Chapters 1-7, 9-11
p. 109-113


Questions from the exam may include (but are not limited to) the following topics:

Photography
Megapixels
What does pixel stand for?
Depth of field
Aperture
Shutter
Fill flash
Resolution
3 main types of photojournalism photos (informational, passive, active)
Cropping
Portrait mode

Color
Using the color wheel (complementary, triads, etc.)
RGB color
CMYK color
Cool colors vs warm colors (which recedes into the background?)
Spot color vs Process
Hues, shades, tints, tone

Design
C.R.A.P.
Balance
Hierarchy
Space
Alignment and readability
Grids
Gestalt

Typography
Types of display type
Maximum number of font families in a design?
Kerning
Leading
Tracking
Golden rule of column width (39 characters)
Widow
Ascender
Baseline
Descender
Serifs
X-Height
Factors affecting readability
Points, picas, inches