December 2017
Before boys' cross country finished fourth at nationals, I knew I wanted to dedicate the back page to their history-making finish. Additionally, I wanted the page to embody what the program was about. This team loves their traditions and their teammates more than any awards. I did not want to plaster the page with painful running pictures and trophies. Instead, I focused on a holistic view of their season. The two infographics cover the statistical hard work the boys put in. My favorite aspect of this page may be that the cut-out graphics were drawn by one of the team's very own runners, adding to the unity. The picture helps the eye flow into the headline However, I do wish the page wasn't so text-heavy, and that the right headline graphic did not look so smashed.
Design
October 2017
It's hard to get teenagers to sit and read another story about school policy. Our newspaper is not very good at changing front page layout, and I felt a big switch was necessary to gain attention. By running the story down the side, the story doesn't seem so dense as it would in a big block. The dominant colored catch word draws in readers, and pairs perfectly with the color of the student's hijab. By using this picture, readers' eyes are naturally drawn to the text as it is where the picture is facing. Also, I changed the design of our pull quotes, and I think that it made the quote much more engaging.
December 2016
The first year boys' cross country team went to Nationals we were not expecting to print them on the front page, but we changed the design at the last minute to accommodate the breaking news. Instead of choosing to list the finishes in the middle of the story, we created an infographic to list them around the story in a race format accurate to when they finished. This also allowed us to include more quotes in a limited space. Looking at this page reminds me of last-minute crunches with the staff, and how much we had to work together to pull off this front page design that my sophomore year I would have shied away from. Sophia Di Iorio and I won first place design from IJEA for this design.
March 2016
It's easy to say that design was not my strong suit sophomore year. Our pages lacked pictures and engaging design. In other words, this design was a step outside of my comfort zone. The use of multiple pictures at the bottom was a challenge, but I felt was necessary to engage readers. As is clear, not all the pictures ended up being the same size, but I was proud to create a layout that differed from the norm. I wish I had a more dominant display headline to contrast with the rest of the page.
May 2017
Every year in our last issue we add an eight page senior issue. As a junior, I was able to design a majority of the pages and also came up with the space theme. I love how creative we can get with these issues and how much color we can use. This is the front page that I put together. I continued the same background throughout the rest of the issue to create cohesiveness.