Please post three goals you have for your section. Reflect on the last edition of last semester, areas where you have the most to improve and areas where you're doing great work. These goals can be design related, deadline related, or anything else. BUT, make sure these are measurable, outcome goals.
General goals for everyone:
1. MAKE THE EDITS THE COPY EDITORS SUGGEST.
2. Visible difference in headline size (heads should be larger than 30 but no smaller than 30)
3. Photos anchored to headline (no floating graphics/photos)
4. Make sure exported PDF is high resolution
5. After you copy edit a page, make sure all elements/storylines are still on the page
9 comments:
1. Add more color in the news section. I want some articles to be in color similar to the Alicia article last year. I think that I've gotten really good at doing the normal news layout and I want to spice it up a little!
2. I want to improve my photo captions. For this edition, I want to find information about the subject of the article to use as a photo caption. This way the photo caption provides more information about the article rather than just being a useless addition.
3. I want ALL my articles to be well written! News writing has a specific formula that needs to be followed. Last edition some of the articles that were printed were definitely not in the best state. I want to make sure this does not happen again.
Our graphic will be completed before the first day of layout.
There will not be any repeated sentences between the three center spread articles and the staff editorial.
I will read my half of the newspaper thoroughly.
We will coordinate the fonts and colors from the center spread with the front cover.
1. Work Efficiently:
I have three pages, and I need to work quickly yet well in order to accomplish the creation of three well-laid-out pages.
2. Get PDFs done early:
Since I have three pages, I will need as much help as I can get from the copy editors in cutting down my mistakes. This means reducing the time it takes for me to get rough draft PDFs printed is necessary.
3. Get the right spacing:
I have noticed that often the real trick to laying out my pages is matching certain articles of different lengths together. This tactic always make the page look cleaner--the graphics don't end up too large, and there isn't any awkward white space. I want to focus on getting this clean look in my pages.
1. Work Efficiently:
I have three pages, and I need to work quickly yet well in order to accomplish the creation of three well-laid-out pages.
2. Get PDFs done early:
Since I have three pages, I will need as much help as I can get from the copy editors in cutting down my mistakes. This means reducing the time it takes for me to get rough draft PDFs printed is necessary.
3. Get the right spacing:
I have noticed that often the real trick to laying out my pages is matching certain articles of different lengths together. This tactic always make the page look cleaner--the graphics don't end up too large, and there isn't any awkward white space. I want to focus on getting this clean look in my pages.
Marshall
1) Make all photo captions interesting and do not just state the obvious. I am going to have a couple of captions that could add a lot to the story
2) Don't make all three pages the same format. I have two articles on each of the three pages and I do not want all of the pages to take the same format.
3) COPY EDIT! Make sure there are no typos and everything is up to AP style standards!
GOALS
1: Read the center spread text more thoroughly when designing the cover. Try to match the tone of the graphic to the ideas.
2: Implement more hand drawn elements. The previous issues have been completely reliant on computer based graphics.
3: Try to stay on schedule better. Don't leave so many things to do on the last day of layout/lunch/afterschool.
1. Get PDFs printed by second layout day. I am missing the first layout day, but I hope to meet each deadline as if I weren't. Especially with this edition's three pages, I want to make sure I find the time to make them of good quality.
2. Align all graphics. Some of the articles (i.e. wisdom teeth, and senior bucket list) have some complicated graphic elements that I want to include. This will mean spending some time on photoshop to make sure that they look clean and don't overwhelm the page.
3. Reread and re-edit. Just because layout is going to take a lot of time, and I have limited time, does not mean sacrificing article quality.
1. Reviewing pieces just before dropping my pages in the final folder: There were quite a few typos on the Oscars piece which could have been fixed easily had I thoroughly read it over one last time. This edition, the A&E section will have absolutely no errors.
2. Layout/Graphics: A&E has some amazing graphics this issue, and it is crucial that I make use of/highlight their awesomeness.
3. Have my pages as close to finished as possible after the 2nd layout day: I realize that this is a given, but sometimes I don't work as efficiently as I could with the knowledge that I can always come back the next class and fix everything up. If I accomplish this, I am certain my pages will be of higher quality in terms of graphics and writing (edits).
Response to goals...
1: (Read centerspread first)
Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to read the actual text of the centerspread before making the cover. However I would still say I accomplished this goal because the cover and centerspread compliment each other. Not only with the same font, but also the actual graphics work well with idea of a "piece missing" or "piece" being placed by a hand.
2: (More hand drawn elements)
This issue had the most hand drawn of any I think. I am very proud of my hiking maps which incorporated some tracing and shading with Indesign text.
3: (Stay on schedule)
Well, it was another last day spent almost entirely in the computer lab for this edition. So hopefully I can do better on this next time.
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