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Laying Out
the School PaperPrepared by Jonald Justine Umali Itugot
Moderator, SSC-R de Cavite Student Publications Office (High School)
Councilor, Association of Cavite City School Paper Advisers (ACCSPA)
What is a layout?
Consists of the arrangement ofillustrations, texts, and graphics on apage which is to be printed
Includes the selection of font styles andcolors
Also known as “makeup”
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“The layout is a
happy marriage of
AESTHETICS and
MECHANICS”
How to plan a good makeup?
By headline and textarrangement
By way of text and photocombinations
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PROPORTION Deals with the ratio of one part to
another and of the parts to the whole
Pictures must be sized properly to keepup with other shapes on the page.
A long story may ruin the proportion ofthe page.
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Factors of an Excellent Layout
Factors of an Excellent Layout
UNITY/HARMONY Refers to the agreement among the
different parts of the layout
Contents of a page must blend as aharmonious unit.
The headlines should complement eachother and pictures should not distract theeyes too much.
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Factors of an Excellent Layout
BALANCE Deals with the feeling of equality or
gravitational equilibrium in weight
Occult/Asymmetric Balance – visual units arenot identical but are placed in positions thatsomehow produce a “hidden” balance
Inside pages should be laid out as facingpage units
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Factors of an Excellent Layout
EMPHASIS Involves the differentiation between the
more important and the less important
News articles must be displayed according toimportance through its position, style, andsize of the headline
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Factors of an Excellent Layout
CONTRAST Refers to the blending of units as one
Every headline or photograph on a pagecontrast with adjoining materials
Contrasting adjacent headlines will helpemphasize the importance of each other
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Things to Avoid
TOMBSTONING
BAD BREAKS
SEPARATING RELATED STORIES AND PICTURES
GRAY AREAS
SCREAMING HEADLINE (large headline for a short story)
HEAVY TOPS
FIT THEM ALL (headlines of the same size on a page)
PLACING SMALL HEADS ON LONG STORIES
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Contents of the Front Page
Nameplate
Ears
Umbrella
table of contents (index)
Banner Headline
Main Article
Photographs with Captions
Other news/pictures
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Contents of the Nameplate
Logo
Name of School and Address
Date of Publication/Coverage
Volume and Issue Number
Identity
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Page-Specific Formats
EDITORIAL PAGES Should have a distinctive dignified
appearance
The masthead should be relativelysmall and may be anchored in anycorner
Titles should be of masculineappearance, not in italic or script type
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Page-Specific Formats
FEATURE/
LITERARY PAGES Must have a feminine appearance
Italicized texts may be used
Fancy font styles are allowed
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Page-Specific Formats
SPORTS PAGES These pages have bolder but livelier
appearance than the others
The makeup must suggest action,speed, and color
Large bold heads are used
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Importance of a Good Layout
To give prominence to the news inproportion to its importance
To make the different contents easy tofind and read
To give the pages an attractiveappearance
To give the paper a personality of itsown
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Rules on Typography
Use appropriate font style
Maintain or make font consistent
Do not over-emphasize headlines,
example, bold headline with underline
Kickers are usually in bold format
Avoid all caps headline
Usually headlines are in 14 font size andarticles or text are in 12 font size
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Laying Out
the School PaperPrepared by Jonald Justine Umali Itugot
Moderator, SSC-R de Cavite Student Publications Office (High School)
Councilor, Association of Cavite City School Paper Advisers (ACCSPA)