Discusses techniques for making student magazines more appealing. Examines design and format techniques. (HTH)

Notes that the planning of an effective entertainment page in a school newspaper must begin by establishing its purpose. Examines all the elements that contribute to the makeup of a good entertainment page. (RL)

Suggests that headline writers explore graphic possibilities of feature stories. (AEA)

Describes the four basic information graphics: fever, bar, pie, and map. Provides five tips for creating visuals for graphs: (1) plot the numbers first; (2) set the numbers horizontally; (3) make it accurate; (4) use artwork that fits; and (5) use appropriate type. (MS)

Describes how to create winning picture stories. Discusses subjects, editing, and page design. Offers examples of pictures that tell a story. (PRA)

Discusses criteria for determining whether to develop a yearbook around a specific theme. (HTH)

Suggests that yearbook designers streamline their designs to maintain the elegance of simplicity. (HOD)

Suggests the use of a calculator to scale photographs for the printer. (HOD)

Offers four brief stories on redesigning "The Columbus Dispatch" newsroom, what changes technology caused, what high school teachers should teach photographers, and what skills are needed in packaging the news. (SR)

Offers brief comments from 8 high school journalism advisers concerning why they put out a paper the first day of school. Notes that these first-day issues were all well received by students. Includes front pages of several of the first-day issues. (RS)

Describes a high-school journalism adviser's experiences in shifting production to a broadsheet format. Addresses: rethinking content, redesigning support materials, developing a public relations strategy to help readers make the transition, and anticipating complications. (RS)

Suggests that the use of a projection viewer employed by professional art studios to make revised enlargements or reductions of existing art can improve the appearance of layouts done by creative, but artistically unskilled, students. (KS)

Describes five common headline styles, how to place them properly, and their advantages and disadvantages. (SRT)

Examines the format of three scholastic magazines--cultural, general interest, and literary or creative arts. Suggests guidelines for selecting appropriate format, developing policy, budgeting, and style. (HTH)

Examines elements of "magazine design" in publication layout for optimum visual effect. Discusses guidelines for layout, photographs, captions, body type, headlines, and options. (HTH)