Newsletter Design Tips. INSTITUTION National Home Study Council, Washington, D.C
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 347 535 CS 213 428 AUTHOR Welch, Sally TITLE Newsletter Design Tips. INSTITUTION National Home Study Council, Washington, D.C. PUB DATE 8 Apr 92 NOTE 30p.; Paper presented at the Annual National Home Study Council Conference (66th, Seattle, WA, April 7-8, 1992). PUB TYPE Guides - Non-Classroom Use (055) -- Speeches/Conference Papors (150) EDRS PRICE MF01/PCO2 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Design; Guidelines; *Newsletters; Writing for Publication IDENTIFIERS *Text Design; Text Organization; Typeface; Visual Design ABSTRACT This paper presents detailed tips on newsletter design. talmeng an overview, it discusses effective design, anatomy of a page, type, designing tools (organizational tools, text organizers, emphasizing tools, 1.1d graphics, presented with some do's and don'ts), and a list of other items to consider. Three appendixes contain a brief glossary of type, an article by Mark Beach called "Paper in the Short Run: A Simple Guide to Paper Choices for Newsletters, Brochures, and Flyers," and an explanation of 20 trends in newsletter design. 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Alloy staff members, subscription costs andordering for sufficient whitespace underneath your information, and copyright information.The nameplate, above the start of each issuecon- masthead is usually locatedon page 2 or the tent. If you provide approximatelya half-inch back page of a newsletter. of white space under the nameplate,your lead stories won't compete with the nameplatefor attention. Effective Design A Table of Contents (if your newsletter is Effective design of your newsletter willhelp to more than four pages). enhance your message. It does this by: A place for a mailing label ifyour newsletter emphasizing the importance ofa message: is a self-mailer. Effective design createsa hierarchy of information so readers can easily separate major points from And if you sell your newsletteryou should supporting details. include a masthead. organizing information: Effective designbreaks A masthead which is a box of information in a information into manageable, bite-size pieces.It publication that lists items suchas the name makes it easy for readers to locate quicklythe Newsletter Design elements: Simplicity. important information and helpsreaders concen- Good design includes three basic contrast and structure. trate on one idea at a time. Simplicity in the approach andexecution of the design recognizes guiding the reader Effective layout will communicate the contentfaster to the time a visual ob- that readership declines every reader. 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Before we look at toolsyou can use for good Structure gives your newsletter continuity and design, let's look at what makesup a page. consistency. All elements should be organizedor Sidebar A smaller atm inside Oroakoul (aISC) Called a Pull Quote. larger one, boxed with its Own Top margin The distance from :he blurt, or callout) A sentence or top trim to the top of :he text area headline to Set it apart from the main OasSage excerpted from the body text. (It Can be Positioned anywhere Punning hewn and feet and tilos copy and set in large type.