Page Design and Layout for Newspapers and Magazines

Aim

This unit aims to develop learners' understanding of page design and layout, and provide them with the skills needed to create page layouts for newspapers and magazines to professional standards.

Unit abstract

Newspapers and magazines have to survive in an often fiercely competitive environment and effective page layout and design is an important factor in ensuring that they are successful in communicating to their target audience in an efficient and professional manner.

An understanding of the importance of different house styles and the editorial and commercial decisions that influence page layout and design is important for anybody working within this area.

Designers need to be skilled in using relevant software programmes and utilising a range of design and layout processes and techniques.

This unit aims to give learners an understanding of the commercial, stylistic and organizational factors that influence page layout and design within the magazine and newspaper sector.

Learners will then be able to apply this knowledge and understanding to their own page layout and design work using industry-standard software applications. They will then have the opportunity to critically reflect on their own page design and layout work.