Pages Critique
The January 26, 2010 issue front page is good because it mentions the Haiti earthquake that happened earlier in January and the school is connected to it by fund-raising to help the Haiti victims. But it should be a whole article instead of just a picture since it looks like the picture is going to lead into an article. The headline is also before the picture making it a little confusing since it takes up three quarters of the page. “At the very top of the story. In descending order, then, arrange story elements like this: photo, cutline, headline, text. Any other sequence may cause confusion.” (Harrower 10.) It also has shorter vertical columns for one story. “Horizontal shapes are pleasing to the eye. And they often create the illusion that stories are shorter than they really are.” (Harrower 49.)
In the November 10, 2009 issue, on page 5 the layout is a little bland. There’s a lot of long text that could be broken up. “Long vertical legs like these can get tiring to read.” (Harrower 49.) But there is an infographic to show information in a interesting way. The shorter vertical columns are easier to follow. “Horizontal layouts flow left to right, the way readers naturalÂly read. You’ll create the most attractive designs by keeping legs betweel1 2 and 10 inches deep.” (Harrower 49.)
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