(^374) PRODUCING THE NEWS
- Correct the problem in each of the following headlines:
a. Boy’s choir competed in State Fair contest
b. CHS Library Marks a Historic Milestone
c. Smith and Jones tie for first
d. Scientists seek Ebola in remote rain forest.
e. Disabled girl not allowed on cheerleading squad - Find an infographic in a newspaper or magazine, and discuss it with
classmates. Has the information been successfully transformed into a
visual message? How might the information have been presented if the
designer had used a different format—a pie graph, say, or a table? - Look through newspapers and magazines to find an example of
each of the seven kinds of headlines (banner, kicker, slammer, raw
wrap, hammer, tripod and sidesaddle). - Study movie posters, menus, consumer packaging, billboards and
public signs as examples of typography. Which examples seem the
most appealing? Which seem the least appealing? Why? - Some experts have called for the addition of new letters to our
alphabet. If you could create a 27th letter for our alphabet, what
would it be, and how would it be used? What would it look like? - Create a “concrete” poem, in which the words or letters themselves
present a visual image. Several examples of “concrete” poems are
on the opposite page. - Choose a new font to use for the flag for your school paper. You
may wish to look in the school library or check with the newspaper
adviser to see what fonts have been used in the past.
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