Thursday 6 September 2012

Mock up of Front Page Layout - Sketch

Here is my quickly sketched mock up of my front page layout. 
(this isn't my decided font, just used this one for a template!)
The tagline on my newspaper will read; "AT THE HEAD AND THE HEART OF THE COMMUNITY" which I have positioned just beneath my masthead. The date will be just beside this. 
I have decided to have my main image positioned to the left, with my cover lines being layered over the top of this photograph. For my main image on the front page of my newspaper, I was considering using a photograph of The Mirage building in Portishead, which is designed in a tiered way, which I thought would work excellently on my front page as my headlines would be able to fit in the space around the building, being written over the sky/space behind the building in the photograph. This technique of text and picture layout will help give my front page the professional edge I want it to have, and will show I have thought through the best way to make everything layered effectively in order to attract my target demographic.
Surrounding this will be my main article, as shown in my sketch. (The long columns with horizontal lines on them)
Along the bottom of my front page I will have 3 adverts, two small ones to the left side and a third larger one to the left. Starting from left to right, these adverts will be advertising Portishead Marina boat trips, Local car specialists, and a local hair and beauty salon. I think these are three useful adverts to include on my front page because there is one appropriate for each gender. Hair and beauty will help to attract my female audience to purchase my newspaper, cars could attract both genders but perhaps more men than women, and Marina boat trips could attract both. By targeting my audience when considering my chosen advertisements, I can maximise the newspaper's potential readership. 

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