Comparison of Front Pages

I Like Me Some Color!

http://blogs.setonhill.edu/AngelaPalumbo/2009/09/i_like_me_some_color.html

Please read the The Importance of Information at a Glance

Eye Catcher

http://blogs.setonhill.edu/JenniferPrex/2009/09/eye_catcher.html

If this isn't an example of an in-depth blog entry, I give up...

http://blogs.setonhill.edu/JessicaKrehlik/2009/09/i_may_be_dreaming_of_layout_fo.html

One of These Things is Not Like the Other: Why West Hawaii Today Should've Played this Game
http://blogs.setonhill.edu/JosieRush/2009/09/one_of_these_things_is_not_lik.html

http://blogs.setonhill.edu/GretaCarroll/2009/09/looking_at_layouts.html

West Hawaii Today:
When looking at this cover page it really grabed my attention eith the whale and the large font. To say the least the big whale doing a back flip per say was genious. I am up to par with global warming and the different endangered animals that are out there. I recently completed a interview with a individual about the endangered polar bears held at the Pittsburgh Zoo.
I think that there cover page really set a focus for the different events taken place. Such as 'onday' LEAVES MORE THAN 100 DEAD, MISSING. An they still seem to throw in some viking sports news. The importance of news I think is really good information and important. With there catch titles and Large font. I would definately grab a newspaper. Though my idea in mind is that they have such big neews on the front. It may defeat the purpose of the overall inside of the paper. What do you think?

Chicago Tribune:
When viewing this article I was able to gain more information on ways to set up a layout and the differnt aspects of inprotance. The West Hawii today focused on disater and current issues. The Chicago Tribune and there love for sports focused on the Chicago Bears. The Font was a bit smaller but the picturs were large and had "lots of color". There Chicago Bears are local so it is a local event but I would consider it more of a sports section news. An less important fot the cover page. Though in the partiucalar paper that might be fantasitic news to them. There was also advertising in the lower right corner which is not shown in the West Hawii Today!

Better because we're Irish
http://blogs.setonhill.edu/MatthewHenderson/2009/09/shock_death_of_irelands_strong.html

I spy - THREE
http://blogs.setonhill.edu/AprilMinerd/2009/09/i_spy_-_three.html

The first thing that caught my eye was that all these covers were really loud and colorful like how tabloids are. Some of the covers actually were from tabloids. Ireland's Daily Star shows the death of the strongest woman and it's really dramatized in the font, and the picture, which is typical for a tabloid. This reminded me of what Cappon said in chapter 6, about not making light of death. This cover seems to do just that. It does succeed, though, in catching the reader's eyes, which is the purpose of a cover page.

The San Francisco Examiner's cover is about dogs attacking people and horses. This seems like a filler in a sense because there's been so many stories and sterotypes about dogs just being mean and hurting people. However, focusing out of that, the picture was good for the story because it actually showed a dog chasing a man, and the title was catchy: "Canine chaos unleashed." "Unleashed" was a good verb to use. Overall, though, I think this was an obnoxious cover page, but maybe that's just because I adore dogs and hate to view them in any negative light.
In terms of layout, though, both covers were good because the font was big and bold and included pictures, which obviously catches a reader's eye.

The blogs.setonhill.edu address will not allow me to open my blogging account. When it does, I will post my blog here ASAP.

http://blogs.setonhill.edu/AjaHannah/2009/09/in_the_eye_of_the_beholder.html

http://blogs.setonhill.edu/KaitlinMonier/2009/09/comparing_front_covers_taxis_p.html

Finally, the internet and the blogs are working!
http://blogs.setonhill.edu/DiannaGriffin/2009/09/some_news_stories_are_all_abou.html

The Art of Attraction: Newspaper Front Covers

http://blogs.setonhill.edu/JeanineONeal/2009/10/the_art_of_attraction_newspape.html

http://blogs.setonhill.edu/MichelleTantlinger/2009/10/back_to_clear_and_concise.html