Planning

Above are examples of the newspaper planning I drew out on paper before putting them onto a computer.



This was the first design idea I came up with for my newspaper front cover. I have chosen to make the main image this size because it will draw the audience to my newspaper. I have also found from researching that many newspapers opt to use a lot of the front cover for the main image and headline and this again is to attract the attention of the reader.

I will aim to make the title of my newspaper half blue and half red because as it is aimed at my local city Liverpool, I want it to attract both sets of supporters of Everton and Liverpool rather than it being dominated by one colour. I will put a small amount of adverts of around 1 or 2 because my newspaper isn't free so will not need to include many advertisements.
I will also introduce a side story and this story will be of a different genre to my main story because although it is only two stories on the front cover I want to add variety to my newspaper.
The title of my newspaper, the date and price and e-mail address for my newspaper will all be printed traditionally at the top of the page following the style of all other newspapers.

The next design I came up with was this,


In this particular front cover I will not be introducing any adverts because I will be using them on my second page. The title will remain blue and red and will stay at the top of the page along with the date, price and e-mail.
This time my side story will be a lot bigger. On my first design I left space for it to begin and it would continue onto page 2, where as this side story will be in full on the front page.
I will be dominating my front page mainly with the main image and headline because I want to attract my audience straight away and seeing the headline in big bold lettering and the image to match it will help me do this.

I will be using a first stance in both of these designs because I feel it is important to provide the audience with more information on the story rather than just the headline.




Examples of images I may use are,

This image will more likely be used on page two as a small side story. For example "Why is this local boy getting all the attention?"

Newspaper name Ideas
LiverStop- This is because one of the main attractions of the city of Liverpool is the Liver buildings, a place where a lot of people stop and look at. This symbol has also been produced as the team badge for Liverpool FC and is recognisable to the people of Liverpool.

The Liverpool Breeze- This is because I want to represent the city as a relxaed and pleasant area to live in or visit.

The Record- This is because Liverpool is a historical city so this paper may be looked upon in future as holding key events.

The LiverBeat- This references both Liverpool as a city and one of the most successful things to come out of Liverpool, The Beatles.