Page Designby Ravi HegdeA Karnataka Media Academy WorkshopFor Rural Kannada Newspapers13-8-2009 – ThursdayKolar

Which is the Good Face?1. Design is the face of Content.2. Design should not be less or more.3. Design should be apt.

How Do You Start Designing?Which one is first?A. Site Plan B. Home PlanPlan your design to match Newspaper size

Different Newspaper SizesBroadsheetSlimBerlinerTabloid

What is the purpose?Office?Residence! Daily / Eveninger Magazine WeeklyPlan your design to match the purpose

Daily & Magazine

Whom are you designing for?Young, Women, Kids, Conservative, Metro etc…Plan your design to match the target reader

Colour ChoiceUnderstand reader’s choiceUse few colours on single pageUse colours which you can print

DESIGN ELEMENTS

Text Elements - FONTSBody Font – 1 typeHeading Fonts – 2 or 3 maximumCaption Fonts – 1 typeSerif and San-Serif Fonts

Body Font – 1 type

Heading Fonts – 2 or 3 maximum

Caption Fonts – 1 type

Serif and San-Serif Fonts

Picture ElementsResolutionCropSizeGrains / DotsColour, Brightness & ContrastCaptionPhoto HeadingByline, Internet Copyrights

Resolution

Crop

Size

Grains / Dots

Colour, Brightness & Contrast

Caption

Photo Heading

Byline, Internet Copyrights

Grid ElementsColumn & Gutter

Grid ElementsText Inset

Navigation ElementsPanel | Turn Page | SectionsTrivia : Mast-head not Master-head

DesignMoods

Leisure V/s Busy Designs

Balancing Act1. BALANCE2. CONTRAST3. RHYTHM4. UNITY5. HARMONY

TOP HALFLove @ First Site

START COPYING!How to start DESIGNING?How to practice DESIGN?

Thank YouAny Questions?www.RaviHegde.com