This project was created using Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop.

My objective was to create a page for a fictional "Living" section of The New York Times newspaper. This section was to focus on articles that would give advice about the home, talk about fun little slice-of-life stories, and just represent the average person and their average interests. There's a little something for everyone, as the articles and images were all specifically chosen to fit the newspaper.

When designing this page I had to be extremely careful with how the text was formatted. This is undeniably one of the most important parts of the newspaper. If the text is not formatted correctly, it will become immediately noticeable, as that is the primary element you see on the page. I had to look out for rivers, or unattractive patterns in the word spacing, which form naturally as you type. On top of that, an important aspect of designing a newspaper is remembering that every bit of real estate on that page costs money. You need to cram as much on there as possible while also maintaining a clean appearance. I wanted to make sure to stay consistent not only with the very recognizable style of The New York Times, but also to stay with the theme of the section. The Living Section is supposed to be light and easy to look at, so the pictures should be bright, colorful, and fun. This is the escape from the rest of the violent and cruel news, a safe space. I used dozens of actual New York Times papers as reference for this piece, keeping as consistent as possible while also creating my own original design. To keep things light, I even designed a small Sunday comic to attach at the bottom of the paper, hopefully to let people laugh a little while reading the paper.

This project taught me a lot about print design and the absolute importance of type formatting. Knowing the tricks of InDesign and how to manipulate type to look as attractive and clean as possible made all the difference. I am glad I was able to work on something like this, as it is a very valuable skill to have and I look forward to designing more like this in the future.