Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Contest tips - Yearbook Design

TIPA Rules
Deadline is one hour. Contestants will design and paste-up a (9 x 12-inch) two-page spread, edit
a story/stories, write headlines, choose and crop photographs, paste-up copy blocks, caption
blocks, photo windows and any of the graphic elements that will work with the design. All
printing instructions must be printed legibly using commonly accepted terminology.

Criteria: Story judgment, headline balance, use of photos, use of graphics,
use of tint blocks, use of borders, use of color, readability of pages, spatial arrangement (design)
and simplicity.

Materials needed: Contestants should bring a pair of scissors, a black ballpoint pen, a ruler and a glue stick or double-sticky tape.

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