Tabloid Design
These are some of my tabloid page designs for The ReMarker.
Cover Page design
This September issue cover story explored what my school is doing in order to keep its students safe — in particular, we looked student-teacher relationships. This image shows a teacher placing their hand on a student's shoulder, and while there is not a list of concrete boundaries between students and teachers, the image suggests that this dynamic could possibly go too far. Covering the photo with misconduct-related text, we wanted to evoke an understanding that there are teachers who go too far.
In November, we looked at questions brought to light by the hearings of Justice Kavanaugh. To express the magnitude of the situation, we took a full page for this monochromatic visual of a teenage boy using grimy hands to cover his own eyes and the mouth of a female counterpart.
In our December issue, I selected our cover page to jump to an eight-page special section on the opening of the school's new $40 million science center. I knew I wanted both cover pages to be able to stand alone, but I also wanted a strong sense of continuity between the two. I decided to use this night-and-day imagery of the outside of the planetarium — a staple of the new building — just after construction. I worked with our head photographer to make sure the images were framed identically so that both cover pages would be as similar as possible.
This cover story dived into the school's financial aid program. We used three main sources for the story — two alumni and one student who benefitted from financial aid — but the issue was not accurately represented by just one of them. So we did something unique to all ReMarker issues — we used three different covers.
Click the arrows to look at each cover.
At a school focused on character and leadership education, we looked at students who chose to work in the public sector. This Social Realism-inspired design is to-the-point and addresses one topic: service.
Centerspread design
The American flag at the top of the spread instantly creates an eye-catching dominant visual. The use of columns, vertical lines and infographics provides alignment throughout the two pages.
Because this story was split into four major components, I decided to make clear distinctions between them. Using a mini-headline of a quote for each section, the short length of the individual stories break down the big topic and make it easier for the reader to digest.
For a story centered around the future of technology, we created a heavily futuristic design. The electric blue contrasted with the black adds to that experience.
INTERIOR PAGE Design
Because the biggest aspect of this story on Food Deserts is the prominence of them in our own city, the dominant visual is a map showing where these deserts are located relative to St. Mark's. Making use of a white rail on the left column, I decided to use a striking pull quote that helps draw the reader in.
This design was a finalist in the CSPA Single Subject News or Feature Package, Single Page Design.
This reverse-copy page is already distinctive from every other page in the newspaper. Utilizing a dynamic full-page photo, this design lets the reader know the gravity of the issue.
This heavily vertical design utilizes each column in its own way.
This design was a finalist in the NSPA newspaper page design of the year category.
For a story that had many different components, I created a design that uses multiple infographics, multiple pull quotes and a headshot to break up the main story text.
A row of Lower School students lit up by the glow of their phones stretches across the entire page, unifying both elements of the story underneath it. Rather than just using a typical story, I created an easy-to-read infographic that focused on two middle schoolers.
Creating a mini-mosaic collection of imagery at the top of the page, I wanted to showcase both the faces of the people being affected by the issue and also the place that was being threatened.