I had one of the later pages in the features sections in our paper. The two stories I had were extremely wordy and had zero visual elements. Because of this, I had to edit some of the copy and create a very dominant element on the page to make everything fit. I found a picture to accompany
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIV1TCeuX8twSQ1OEKbe6PI6WEzo4e6WuazWa1zxcuS7wkQvyzDbvvl-2Rn5Tcux6BEaZI7eMtHcqq6i6TmeAWrzhDrOuKMTkv6cCL5O6JgoN50Pt3AWJAPRD-3y5B24Go9nXWN4SYDTQ/s320/AQ.jpg)
In retrospect -- I do REALLY wish I had added a medium bold line after the end of the top story to add a break (besides the headline of the second story) between the two stories.
The thing I really like about my page is the simplicity of design. Everything on the page has a purpose -- nothing is extemporaneous. I cannot stand pages that have dumb pictures or extra words that are unnecessary -- it makes me want to skip that page altogether. This guy shares the same opinion as me. In addition, I appreciate that our paper uses three fonts or less -- this is not a poster, it's a newspaper and you can tell.
--In general, I wish I could have had an additional picture (a good one) -- but for what I was given to work with, I think the page turned out well.
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