Design Resources

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Contents 1 Layout and Composition 2 Typography 3 Color 4 External links 5 Well-known designers

Layout and Composition

• The Design Process
• Definition of Effective Design in Journalism
• Working Within the Grid
• Balance
• Unity
• Emphasis

Typography

• Finding Fonts
• Choosing the Right Fonts

Color

• Psychology of Color
• Color Value
• Color Theory

External links

• Blogs
  • NewsDesigner — A blog about current trends in news design written by Mark Friesen.
  • SportsDesigner — A blog about creating and designing a sports section. The site is written and maintained by four people; Rich Boudet (Seattle Times), Josh Crutchmer (Omaha World-Herald), Jon Fisch (Seattle Times) and Luke Knox (Arizona Republic).
  • Type 101 — Occasional notes about type and typography.
  • Visual Editors — Website to discuss presentation and design.
  • Infographics — A blog about informational graphics.
• Social networks
  • News Page Designer — A site intended to give news page designers of all skill levels a forum to share their work and ideas.
• White papers
  • Impact of the Compact (PDF) — A Garcia Media white paper discussing the current trend in the news industry to move towards a smaller format newspaper.
  • The Profit of Color! (PDF) — This paper discusses how color impacts the bottom line of a publication.
• General design links
  • AEJMC VisCom — The visual communication division of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication. You must first get an invite before using the site.
  • The Design Desk — Articles from Poynter Online discussing issues regarding news design.
  • Creative Commons — Creative Commons attempts to fill the void between public domain and all rights reserved copyright licenses. A Creative Commons license gives the creator of a work the ability to select how that individual piece of work may be used by others. This has come to be known as a “some rights reserved” license.
• Web design
  • Eyetrack III 2004 — An early attempt at understanding how people navigate news Web sites.
• Color
  • Color in News Design — Free online course exploring some basic issues regarding the use of color in news design.
• Typography
  • Font Bureau — Retail font library.
• Associations

Well-known designers

• Edmund Arnold
• Mario Garcia
• Tim Harrower
• Ron Reason