Taught at the University of Oregon's School of Journalism and Communication by Steven Asbury, the course will cover ...

NEWS DESIGN: Learn how to manage breaking-news design. Plus, how to make ordinary pages look stunning, design effective centerpieces, and plan news packages.

FEATURES DESIGN: How to think outside the grid and approach design from an artistic perspective. Learn how to create cutouts and other special effects.

SPORTS DESIGN: How to keep sports pages as exciting as the game.

TYPOGRAPHY: Make sense of those long lists of fonts on your computer. Learn how to choose the right typeface and how to get professional-looking typography.

PHOTOGRAPHY: How to get better photos on your pages – from the photo assignment to the editing process. Understand image formats (tiff, PSD, gif, jpeg) and what works best. How to crop a photo for greater impact, color-correction, and how to set up images for the printing press.

COLOR: Basic color theory, how to build a color palette and how to get sophisticated, professional-looking results.

Class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10-11:50 in 304 Allen Hall. See the links above for syllabus and instructor information.

Design Links

News Page Designer The central hub of newspaper design. Designers from across the country share their work and ideas.

News Designer The daily blog of newspaper design.

Sports Designer The daily blog of sports-page design. Site is run by a friend and fomer collegue of mine, Rich Boudet.

Society for News Design The largest organization for newspaper designers. The gem of this site is their job database.

Typography blog

Worth reading

Please stop that! By Ron Reason

The new breed By Ron Reason

Typography handout

Typography

Maestro form

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Feature page assignment

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Food page assignment

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