Monday, 8 February 2010

Designing the logo for my newspaper

It is important to create an eye catching title for a newspaper to draw in your selected audience ...

Desgin 1 - I wanted to use a 'funky' font to clarify that my newspaper was aimed at teenagers so I choose the an unusual font and used a mixture of colours to make the logo bold and appealing.



However, I thought that having a white background was just not 'bold' enough and did not make the 'teenage statement' I was aiming for.


Design. 2 - I kept the font the same but instead made the logo more bright and colourful making it more eye catching:





Thursday, 4 February 2010

Primary Images

For my main story on the front page of my newspaper I am using this image to refer to the article about the 'big freeze' in local areas and how many colleges, schools and places of work were closed for several days due to snow and bad weather conditions. This image is taken by a digital camera and is me and my friends on a day off having fun in the snow.

All of my pictures are taken with my digital camera, therefore making them all primary images. I believe this gives my newspaper a better feel of authenticity.
Here are some examples: