Front cover
First draft
I created my first draft front cover layout by resizing and positioning different boxes in Microsoft Publisher. I started to use a conventional layout which I had learnt about when researching existing newspapers. After I had produced my first draft I had realised that I planned to make far too many adverts but not enough articles.
Final draft This was my proposed final layout for the front cover. I had changed some of the adverts and put different features in the position where they were. I added a supplement banner along the top instead of adverts. I had seen this in a local newspaper I had researched and it appeared professional and would suit my own local newspaper well. I also inserted an index of articles instead of the advert along the right hand side. This would give a reader a good understanding of which main articles will be featured in the newspaper. This created more of a professional looking front cover as the space wasn't filled up with adverts.
Second pageFirst draft
This is the first draft I have produced for my second page layout. After creating this first draft I had realised that there as too many adverts again. Also the main article picture, I felt it was too big and there could be space for another article nex to it instead.
