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Designing for Newspapers and Magazines provides an introduction to print media and design. It offers guidance on how to produce attractive publications and how to tailor them to their target audience with advice on the use of colour, text placement, typography and images. Chris Frost shows how a well designed publication can provide a powerful platform for good journalism. Written by an experienced journalist and newspaper designer, the book details the elements of a good design and provides instruction on how to get the most of computers and computer-aided design. A final section examines a range of different local and national publications,including The Sun, The Mirror and Glamour magazine, and explains the reasoning that underpins their design choices. Coverage includes: How to set up a new publication Planning an edition of a newspaper or magazine Typography and working with text Working with images and technical production Designing pages and how to use colour Design and journalism ethics A glossary of journalistic and design terms

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Chris Frost is head of journalism at Liverpool John Moores University. He has worked in journalism for 30 years as a reporter, sub-editor and editor. He is the author of Media Ethics and Self-Regulation and Reporting for Journalists.

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