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The Newspaper Designer's Handbook 6th Edition

by Tim Harrower (Author)
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The Newspaper Designer’s Handbook is a step by step guide to every aspect of newspaper design, from basic page layout to complex infographics. The new edition features dozens of new page-design examples, as well as an expanded section on web design and increased emphasis on digital photography.

This textbook is for journalism students and professionals alike. It is loaded with examples, advice, design ideas, and exercises that teach students how to manipulate the basic elements of design (photos, headlines, and text); create charts, maps, and diagrams; design attractive photo spreads; add effective, appealing sidebars to complex stories; create lively, engaging feature page designs; work with color; and redesign a newspaper.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0072996692
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0072996692
  3. Edition
    6th
  4. Publisher
    McGraw-Hill Education
  5. Publication date
    July 12, 2007
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    9 x 0.75 x 10.75 inches
  8. Print length
    304 pages
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Tim Harrower is a renowned journalism educator and consultant.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw-Hill Education; 6th edition (July 12, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0072996692
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0072996692
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.35 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.75 x 10.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 123 ratings

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Tim Harrower

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Tim Harrower has been an editor, designer and columnist at newspapers large (The Oregonian), midsized (The Rochester Times-Union) and small (the Times weeklies in Beaverton, Ore.). He became a journalist in the '80s after his first career choice -- rock 'n' roll superlegend -- fizzled out.

Harrower's first book, "The Newspaper Designer's Handbook," has been a fixture in newsrooms and classrooms around the world, translated into Russian, Chinese and Polish. His follow-up, "Inside Reporting," is America's most popular journalism textbook.

He currently hosts journalism workshops, consults on redesigns, noodles around with multimedia, composes music and writes fiction at his dog-and-frog ranch deep in the Oregon woods.

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D. Arter
5.0 out of 5 stars Newspaper Design Handbook 5th Edition----An Effective and Well Presented Handbook on the Subject!
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2017
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Simple, clear, concise, and accurate presentation of the elements of newspaper design. Concepts are well defined. Author is a clear communicator and his writing style augments the value of the information he is presenting. There are ample visual designs presented in is book and elements of typology, template formatting, page design, font sizing, and visual organization are especially useful for beginners in newspaper design. Question and answer quizes reinforce the concepts in the material. Have no doubt, author Tim Harrower is an excellent writer and he presents key concepts with verbal and visual support. This book is especially good for beginning visual media design related to creating newspapers. It is something that both journalism and visual media teachers can use for their beginning students in highschool and junior college classroom situations. A big plus for this Newspaper Designer Handbook. Beginning issues present in this handbook can be applied to later visual media design and may prove useful in understanding beginning concepts in InDesign software by Adobe.
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James
5.0 out of 5 stars 10 stars! Content, clarity and concision. Couldn't be done any better.
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2014
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I stumbled onto a YouTube video from a high school newspaper sponsor saying that this is required reading. I bought it. It far exceeds my greatest hopes. The content is complete. The information is clear. It is concise. It is precise.

Buy one of these, download a copy of Scribus and get going. Whether you are working on an existing school, college or community paper, or want to start your own niche newspaper; this book is every bit as essential as a printing press. BTW, consider [...] if you're starting something of your own. They just might be everything you need.
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luke haney
5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtfully put together. Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2019
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This product is great! It clearly lays out the best ways to design a paper and has plenty of examples. I also enjoyed that there were pages that showed the thought process behind certain page displays. It shows how the designer first laid out the page and shows why he made certain changes along the way.
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Storm Kitty
4.0 out of 5 stars Very useful
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2011
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I had wanted to go to his seminar- but ended up buyig the book instead which seems to cover everything. it really has improved my newspaper writing and has me thinking of layouts and the reader BEFORE I start. I know our paper has won 30+ awards from KIPA and KPA in the last 18 months and have used the book for the whole time. So it really does help and is easy to use! Visually stunning!
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English Teacher
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for journalism teachers
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2019
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Thank goodness I met our local newspaper editor who recommended this book for my journalism class. It offers a variety of suggestions and examples to help with layouts, headlines, photos, etc. Our latest edition looks so much better after using the suggestions. If you teach journalism you need this book.
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Lorne L. Carignan
5.0 out of 5 stars Colorful and Informative
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2010
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This spiral-bound text is an interesting, colorful, and informative introduction to the principles of newspaper design. It describes the elements and fundamental principles of page layout, including how to lay out pages with varying numbers of columns, in broadsheet and tabloid formats, with or without photographs. The text is amply illustrated with numerous full-color illustrations of various techniques, showing both good and bad examples. Fun to read and a nifty reference.
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waggly toast
5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT READ!
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2011
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With no experience whatsoever in the journalism or newspaper industry I decided to start the first Hispanic all Spanish newspaper in central Alabama. This was a life saver. Using what I learned from this one book, I was able to break-even on the third edition and show a $1,200 profit on the fourth. A national syndicated paper discovered it and thought I had been in the business for years. They were impressed with the layout. This book definitely should be on your shelf if you're interested in starting or enhancing a newspaper. I highly recommend it.
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R. E. VanderKlok
5.0 out of 5 stars Good text for students
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2003
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I use this book to teach page design to my high school journalism and yearbook students. Middle school students could also benefit from this book. However, it is not limited to 6-12 education. Any person who needs to know about layout would be well served by this book.
Furthermore, the resources available on the CD-ROM are outstanding. Chapter quizzes, self tests, photo cropping examples, crossword puzzles, and more really make this book stand out. The disc also links to the McGraw-Hill website which offers even more content to supplement the book.
Overall, a terrific resource for journalists, designers, teachers, and students.
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Yordan Gergov
5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best
Reviewed in Germany on June 24, 2023
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This book help me just for 2 weeks to make a complete redesign of our newspaper (City of Burgas, Bulgaria). Such a great handbook!
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Dungroyd
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent manual
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 7, 2012
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This book is an excellent design and layout manual for anyone new to producing a newspaper. No reference on to how to deal with ads that disrupt the page design, but that apart this is a really good book and worth the money.
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