Goal for staff: Make each day your masterpiece. You have to apply yourself each day to becoming a little better. By applying yourself to the task of becoming a little better each and every day over a period of time, you will become a lot better. Only then will you be able to approach being the best you can be.

Goal for editors & advisor: Define success for those under your leadership as total commitment and effort to the team's welfare. Then show it yourself with your own effort and performance. Most of those you lead will do the same. Those who don't should be encouraged to look for a new team. — John Wooden

Monday, January 25, 2010

Edition 5 — Layout Day

Welcome to the first edition of second semester! So exciting! So thrilling!

Since we have done some work with design and layout, I thought it was time we work with actual text and graphics and .... our newspaper. That's right. I have broken you up into teams, and as a team you will be working to redesign a specific section of the most recent edition of The Voice.

News Team: Charlotte & Katie
A&E Team: Henry & Ruby
Sports Team: Elizabeth & Eric & Jacob
Features Team: Ilana & Lauren
Op/Ed Team: Lena & Hossain
Center Spread Team: Riley & Jackson

Here are the guidelines
1. You must include all of the elements from the original page
2. The page must look COMPLETELY different
3. Be sure to notice the little things: pica spacing, date, page number, photo credit and captions, coy editing, and more.
4. This is not a race. It's about learning and executing good practices.

How to get started
  • VOICE --> Layout Templates --> Voice_Layout.indt --> double click the file and Indesign begins.
  • Trusty handout to start:

How to get the files
  • VOICE --> Old Stuff --> Voice Archive --> 2009-2010 --> Edition 4
  • While in Indesign, you can use Command+D to place documents.
Questions — just ask. Have fun. Be creative. Good luck.
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