THINKING ABOUT GOOD DESIGN
CONCEPTS AND IDEAS FOR BETTER
VISUAL STORYTELLING
Some recent good work
Katie Klein walks us through a checklist of things that will make our pages shine.
You don't need to be a slave to your 3-day module's centerpiece headline style. H1, H2 and H3 are all possible depending on the importance and tone of your story.
Not sure what story deserves what font of headline? This helps you work through with some questions and suggestions.
A one-sheet guide to headline usage possibilities
Advice on how to use color in headlines and how to use headlines on photos from our sports special presentation coordinator Brandon Neasman.
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Three short videos from Ed Brud on strategies to make headlines pop on three-day design pages, with applications for other pages, too.
Tricks to make the most of the visuals in our new billboard style, which also apply to our old billboard style. About 8 minutes.
Just because you've finished your design, you don't have to stop thinking about. Ed walks through pushing your design, even after it's done, as a way to stash away design ideas for the future, with some tips about keeping your content in mind and making sure it's readable.
News team leader Katie Klein gives a quick run-through of gradient techniques and where you can use them to punch up your design.
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