When the Art is Gone...

The photographers shot nothing worthy of centerpiecing. You have no separate graphics staff and you are a half day away from page deadline. What do you do?

My first suggestion would be to centerpiece a stand-alone photo. Photographers can usually find something visually interesting in the immediate vicinity to make deadline. If not, it may be up to you to spice up what would be a text-heavy design.

The following is an example of a centerpiece created when there was no other option. Is it successful? You tell me.

Sports and Such

The sports section is fun to design. Not only is there usually a clear winner and loser, there is plenty of emotion attached to the event. Photographers usually file better photos, and quotes are more vivid and readily available. Below is an example of a sports page front that I created. I posted it because I attempted to create some variety. I could have put a display headline above the centerpiece photo and cropped the image, but instead decided to make the headline part of the negative space in the photo. If you'll notice, the soccer ball slightly covers the last letter in the headline, embedding the overset text.

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