Design
Design is one of the most pivotal parts of any newspaper, particularly school newspapers. Flashy and interesting designs attract readers and add depth to stories.
SNO Flow
This year, I learned about in-story SNO flow elements such as embedded quotes, graphics and immersive photos. These add depth and overall enhance a story. Click on the examples below to see how I used them in each story!
Adding related stories can increase audience engagement. It allows them to further research an interesting topic on the Southerner, instead of going to a different news source for information. Additionally, it can break up a long story. I posted an update on a story I had previously covered. I linked it in the story so viewers could easily find more information.
I had multiple pictures for my story on SAT scores. The data made more sense halfway through the story, so I used SNO elements to place this data graphic in the middle of the story.
This SNO flow element adds necessary information in a way to capture a viewers attention. During election coverage, I worked together with many staff members to write a giant story on various polling sites. This embedded quote was necessary to explain why one of our sources waited until election day to vote.
This SNO flow element makes a story look more professional and polished on a website. It sets the featured image next to the title.
Graphics
Graphics can show data from stories, act as designs on pages or even supplement a picture. As a paper, we use graphics often, especially in news and commentary stories. I frequently use graphics in my stories, and I learned how to create them myself at the end of last year. Hover over the gallery below to see how I used design elements in these graphics.
I created this graphic as a supplement for a picture, as I didn't think a picture would add anything to the story. I changed the colors and arrangements of the letters to create contrast and dominance. This resulted in an appealing final design with the letters SAT standing out.
I created this graphic for my story on the Georgia Promise Scholarship being approved and finalized. This program allocated $6500 to students in low-performing schools. I created this graphic as a check for $6500 to a recipient of the scholarship. I drew attention to the timeline, recipient and monetary value through contrast of font size and color. This effectively got the main idea of the story across.
Beyond picture supplementals, graphics act as engaging ways to show data relevant to your story. This graphic was also for my SAT score story. It showed the downward trend in data and how Georgia averages are higher than nationally.
I created this graphic as a supplement for a picture, as I didn't think a picture would add anything to the story. I changed the colors and arrangements of the letters to create contrast and dominance. This resulted in an appealing final design with the letters SAT standing out.
Page Design
The Southerner releases eight issues of a 16-page paper every year. Staff members design every page. We work together to focus on creating an engaging design to attract readers. Click the pages below to see my contributions!
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Journalism 1
To ensure we all have a firm grasp on InDesign and Photoshop, our advisor Delbert Ellerton assigns a unique full paper design as our final project in Journalism 1. Below is my final project, The Lolli Lead. I created every aspect of the paper from scratch. I used InDesign and Photoshop to design it.