Typophile

newspaper facelift, suggestions anyone?

tourists

I am currently updating the look of the Columbia Chronicle, my school's newspaper. It's not the most beautiful newspaper but I would like to improve the look a bit. I would like to see what anyone has as far as type suggestions, for the header especially.

At the moment Trajan is used for the Nameplate as well as the head of each section. We use Times New Roman and Franklin gothic for the content. So far I have tried a few different things but none I have been happy with, the closest I have been was to set it in Times bold. Do the section heads warrant bringing a new typeface into the mix, or should I just stick to the the three we are using?

below is the current look and a quick re-design.

Thanks,

Joshua

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Bob Evans

Looking for ideas- check this source out
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/default.asp?page=3

wormwood

Sorry dude, but you gotta do better than Times Bold.

Maybe take a look at Jim Parkinson's website for inspiration. He appears to have some experience in such things...

http://www.typedesign.com

Chris Keegan

Another good source of information: NewsDesigner.com

As far as typefaces, definitely look at using some new faces.

Here's an assortment of faces designed for newspapers

Stefan H

I would recomend trying some new typefaces, you might find something tasty here?

http://www.macrhino.com

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