Design Tips

The most important thing about a newspaper is keeping it simple to read. Don’t get too complicated with graphics and keep your articles separated and with bold Headings.

• 1. Decide on a name for your paper and make this large and on the top of your newspaper. Make sure that it is the name of your business or at least suggests what your business is about (for instance, if you own a hair salon, you want to avoid names like "Harry’s Newspaper" or "JoAnne's " as those names have no message as to the content of the kind of paper you are producing.
• 2. Make sure you have your business name, phone number, address, email address and any other pertinent information also somewhere on top of your newspaper.
• 3. Include what issue this is that you are printing near the top. (Issue One, or March Issue, or something along these lines)
• 4. You may want to include an index of some kind near the top of your newspaper (New Technology for Hair Coloring...Page 3).
• 5. Don't get complicated with your advertising! Make sure your own content is very easy to find and read! The simplest place to put advertisement is along the bottom of each page. You can decide this for yourself.
• 6. Content must be easy to find and have strong Headings (see our Content Tips)