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Huskies in the hall. Page 4, Oct 13.
The pictures in “huskies in the hall” aren’t cropped tight enough. According to the Harrower book, “Cropping: Mug shots should fill the frame tightly – but not too tightly. Leave air above the hair, if you can. Avoid slicing into ears, foreheads or chins.” (pg. 50) The cropping in The Hatchet issue is clearly not tight enough. But besides that, all the horizontal stories are all right because, “Horizontal layouts flow left to right, the way readers naturally read. You’ll create the most attractive designs by keeping legs between 2 and 10 inches deep. Note how the headline covers the text and sits directly above the start of the story.”(pg. 49)
Homecoming Queen. Page 1, Nov 10.
The first obvious mistake is the headline. It shouldn’t be above the photo. According to Harrower, “When you mishandle the sequence of elements – in this case, putting the headline above the photo – you risk confusion. In news stories, the headline should touch the start of the story.” (pg. 55) But the rest of the page is totally fine, because 1. The headline covers all the text. 2. All elements align neatly with each other. 3. There’s at least all inch of text below the photo. 4. The entire story is shaped like a rectangle.
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