Draft Designs for Newspaper

The two images above show the layouts for the design of my newspaper front page and second page. The image on the left is the front cover and will include the title for the newspaper "The Liverstop". I will be using a main image in the centre which will cover the majority of the page because I want this along with the title to be the first thing that my audience will notice. I will also introduce adverts at the bottom of the page. To the right of the image will be a short extract which will explain a brief introduction to my main story. It will then have a .. turn to page 2 where the story will continue. As this is the only story being used on page one it means this design of newspaper has a linear narrative because my newspaper will follow a straightforward pattern. There will be no need for the audience to turn back to page one for any other stories.
The image on the right is a design for page 2 of the newspaper. It will consist of another image relating to the main story and then a larger extract which explains that story in greater detail.
Below this will be two further news stories of a different genre as I want to add variety to my content. These stories will both include a headline and an image relevant to that story.






The two images above show the layouts for the a different design of my newspaper front page and second page. The image on the left is the front cover and will include the title for the newspaper "The Liverstop". I will be using a main image in the centre because I want this along with the title to be the first thing that my audience will notice. I will also introduce adverts at the bottom of the page. Below the main image will be a short extract which will explain a brief introduction to my main story. It will then have a .. turn to page 2 where the story will continue. My audience will be able to switch back from page 2 (after reading the main story) to see what other stories can be read. This will make this design have a complex narrative as the newspaper isn't being read from page one to the end, page by page. The image on the right is a design for page 2 of the newspaper. It will consist of two more images relating to the main story and then a larger extract, this time placed down the right hand side of the page which explains that story in greater detail.
Below this will be a further news story of a different genre as I want to add variety to my content. This story will both include a headline and an image relevant to that story.

None of the images, stories or content from both designs will be used for my final production.

Mood Board

This is my mood board that I created to help with the production of my newspaper.
I habe included titles like the facbook, msn and myspace logos because this is a reminder to me that I want to make the title of my newspaper simple but recognisable the way these logos are to their audience. Facebook, myspace and msn are also examples of social networks people would use in there spare time so I want to take ideas from these networks.
I have included images of Everton and Liverpool football club as a reminder to include sport on my front page and as a representive for fans of both teams from the city.
The colour wheel will help me to decide which colours are complimentary to each other and which shouldn't be used together.

Drafted Ideas

This was a design for my newspaper front cover which I drafted on publisher.
I have come to the conclusion that the title "Liverbeat" has more reference to a music magazine than a newspaper so I will be moving away from using this title. The main headline and first stance look effective as they are in big, bold Arial lettering and catch the attention of the audience.
I came to the conclusion that using a main story on the front page along with another side story would be effective rather than bombarding my audience with stories. This gives my audience a variety to read but doesn't overwhelm them with which story to go to first.
The story I have used will not be used in my newspaper as it is a national based story and my newspaper is local. I used this particular story with the picture to get an idea of how the layout of my front page would look.