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Design thread

Discussion in 'Design Discussion' started by carrie, Oct 3, 2005.

  1. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    I'm guessing that you got caught in the "Two stories deserve equal play" trap. That's particularly tough on stories like POTY, which is nothing but a political minefield.

    Ideally, this is when you'd like to get custom art of the top 2 players and run stories on either side of a single dominant photo, leaving room for coverage of sports other than football. It also would solve the problem of not seeing Pearson's face. But I've been on enough small staffs to know that the world isn't ideal, and that might not have been an option. But even then, there needs to be a better hierarchy than this, with more of a vertical element somewhere that works with the shape of the page.
     
  2. Chi City 81

    Chi City 81 Guest

    Yes, that too. Good points, dixie.
     
  3. Doctor Jones

    Doctor Jones Member

    Unfortunately, yes, this was one of those were both deserved equal play, and ofcourse, believe it or not, the only two stories for this week's sports section... so that's why there's only those two stories on the page...
     
  4. Doctor Jones

    Doctor Jones Member

  5. Doctor Jones

    Doctor Jones Member

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    and yeah, this page looks very similar to the one above this...
     
  6. Doctor Jones

    Doctor Jones Member

  7. Doctor Jones

    Doctor Jones Member

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    and this is our news front from Nov. 15 i designed...
     
  8. Doctor Jones

    Doctor Jones Member

  9. Chi City 81

    Chi City 81 Guest

    Hillbilly Shutdown? Seriously? Wow.

    Also, watch your photos. Some of them need much tighter crops (especially the WVU action photo).
     
  10. Doctor Jones

    Doctor Jones Member

    Yeah, I agree with your statement about the Headline "Hillbilly Shutdown" and the crop of the WVU photo, but both were my SE creations, and to go against him is a mortal sin, so I hope that sheds some light.

    The only reason I think HILLBILLY SHUTDOWN ran was cause that was the team our local team faced. Their nickname is "hillbillies," and i think my se was going for Hillbilly hodown?? not quite sure, but thanks for the suggestions.
     
  11. I'll never tell

    I'll never tell Active Member

    Two things

    1. Get a column sig. The view from the cheap seats could somehow be worked into the sig ... under the name maybe. The clip art makes y'all look busch league.

    2. The screened box isn't doing it for me. If it was just a light color, I think it would be better. There's football in the pictures. In my mind, no need for a screened football with scores over it. Also, I don't know, but it could make some scores, depending where they fall inside the screened box, hard to read.

    Other than that, you're solid. Get your resume out there. You'd be surprised how many people are looking for people that can crank out solid front pages.
     
  12. Doctor Jones

    Doctor Jones Member

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    This week's Sports front... Lack of art makes designing oh so fun... Thoughts?
     
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