So far we have had two issues come out this semester. The first issue was great. There were a few sections that I completely redesigned like the “Current Crime” section and the “Concert Schedule”. Then in the second issue, I made a second round of changes to the “Concert Schedule”. A few challenges I face is getting the stories with photographs turned into me in enough time to layout the paper. Sometimes there are stories of events that have not happened yet or happen the day before deadline that need to be included in that particular issue so I won’t get them until late. In those cases it is helpful to have a design in mind ahead of time so you can prepare as much as possible. It can be challenging at times, but in the end it is a lot of fun to see the end result come together.
I work closely with the editors and adviser to come up with designs that work well with each particular story. In the end the combination of the reporters, photographers, editors, and the designer all combine their talents together to create a great newspaper.
