designers - Blog posts - NewsPageDesigner2024-03-29T12:10:09Zhttps://newspagedesigner.org/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/designersValuable Resources for Newspaper Designershttps://newspagedesigner.org/profiles/blogs/valuable-resources-for-newspaper-designers2017-02-16T03:44:49.000Z2017-02-16T03:44:49.000ZTed Fullerhttps://newspagedesigner.org/members/TedFuller<div><p>I just wanted to write a quick post on some design resources I have found to be invaluable as a newspaper designer. This blog post is from my website, <a href="https://www.newspaperdesigners.com" target="_blank">newspaperdesigners.com</a>. Here is a list and breakdown of the resources I currently use:</p><div class="BlogList-item-body" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_129"><div class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" id="item-5839f2dce6f2e12168930612"><div class="row sqs-row" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_128"><div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_127"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" id="block-e7f92ffc7496f8bd8fb5"><div class="sqs-block-content"><h2>1. Adobe Creative Cloud Subscription</h2><p>This is a must have for every serious newspaper designer. With a yearly subscription you'll get access to all the Adobe products - specifically Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. These 3 killer apps are what I use primarily and often only for making newspaper templates. Get your subscription <a target="_blank" href="http://www.adobe.com/ca/creativecloud.html">here</a>.</p></div></div><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1480191599355_154109"><div class="sqs-block-content" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_126"><div class="image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_125"><div class="intrinsic" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_124"><div class="image-block-wrapper has-aspect-ratio" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_122"><a href="http://www.adobe.com/creativecloud.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/582c7e00f5e2312e8517c02c/t/5839f62f9de4bb04c552d814/1480213063880/lobby-bg-bf2016-loggedout-1400x860.jpg?format=1000w" class="align-full" alt="lobby-bg-bf2016-loggedout-1400x860.jpg?format=1000w" /></a></div><div class="image-caption-wrapper"><div class="image-caption"><p>The Creative Cloud logo</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1480191599355_157628"><div class="sqs-block-content"><h2>2. Typekit and Skyfonts Subscription</h2><p>Don't break your bank account by buying individual fonts! Sign up for a <a target="_blank" href="http://www.typekit.com/">Typekit</a> and <a target="_blank" href="http://www.skyfonts.com/">Skyfonts</a> subscription. I believe Typekit comes with Adobe Creative Cloud so you won't have to "sign up" per se, just having a subscription to Creative Cloud will do. These two font retailers look after all my font needs for designing newspaper templates. Subscribe to Skyfonts <a target="_blank" href="http://skyfonts.com/">here</a>.</p></div></div><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1480191599355_158346"><div class="sqs-block-content" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_153"><div class="image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_152"><div class="intrinsic" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_151"><div class="image-block-wrapper has-aspect-ratio" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_149"><a href="http://skyfonts.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/582c7e00f5e2312e8517c02c/t/5839f6788419c204f71f9525/1480213082543/?format=1000w" class="align-full" alt="?format=1000w" /></a></div><div class="image-caption-wrapper"><div class="image-caption"><p>An animation showing different fonts</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1480191599355_158555"><div class="sqs-block-content"><h2>3. Subscribe to Adobe Stock</h2><p>Adobe Stock has a great selection to high quality images, for a relatively good monthly price. Subscribe to Adobe Stock <a target="_blank" href="https://stock.adobe.com/ca/plans">here</a>.</p></div></div><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" id="block-yui_3_17_2_30_1480197596800_8267"><div class="sqs-block-content" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_170"><div class="image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_169"><div class="intrinsic" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_168"><div class="image-block-wrapper has-aspect-ratio" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_166"><a href="https://stock.adobe.com" target="_blank"><img src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/582c7e00f5e2312e8517c02c/t/583a1da1e58c622c2537c5f3/1480213115110/?format=1000w" class="align-full" alt="?format=1000w" /></a></div><div class="image-caption-wrapper"><div class="image-caption"><p>Adobe Stock images can be searched from within Photoshop</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" id="block-yui_3_17_2_30_1480197596800_8477"><div class="sqs-block-content"><h2>4. Use Pixabay</h2><p>I've had some good success in finding images on Pixabay. The images and the photos are high resolution. Best of all, they cost nothing! Visit their website <a target="_blank" href="http://www.pixabay.com/">here</a>.</p></div></div><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" id="block-yui_3_17_2_30_1480197596800_17060"><div class="sqs-block-content" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_187"><div class="image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_186"><div class="intrinsic" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_185"><div class="image-block-wrapper has-aspect-ratio" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_183"><a href="https://pixabay.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/582c7e00f5e2312e8517c02c/t/583a1ddaf5e231f20b34b10a/1480213146620/?format=750w" class="align-full" alt="?format=750w" /></a></div><div class="image-caption-wrapper"><div class="image-caption"><p>Free, high resolution images from Pixabay</p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" id="block-yui_3_17_2_30_1480197596800_17268"><div class="sqs-block-content"><h2>5. Download and try some newspaper templates</h2><p>Need I say more? It will save you time in producing a newspaper. Newspaper templates are super easy to customize and include all the fonts and images. Get newspaper templates <a href="https://www.newspaperdesigners.com/shop">here</a>.</p></div></div><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" id="block-yui_3_17_2_30_1480197596800_27368"><div class="sqs-block-content" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_204"><div class="image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_203"><div class="intrinsic" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_202"><div class="image-block-wrapper has-aspect-ratio"><a href="https://www.newspaperdesigners.com" target="_blank"><img src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/582c7e00f5e2312e8517c02c/t/583a1e09725e257a97d2b298/1480213187607/?format=1000w" class="align-full" alt="?format=1000w" /></a></div><div class="image-caption-wrapper"><div class="image-caption"><p>Newspaper template from <a href="https://www.newspaperdesigners.com/">newspaperdesigners.com</a></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" id="block-yui_3_17_2_30_1480197596800_27576"><div class="sqs-block-content"><h2>6. Try a customization service</h2><p>To further ease the pain of creating a template from scratch, get the first page of your newspaper template developed <a href="https://www.newspaperdesigners.com/shop?tag=custom%20newspaper">here</a>, with the template thrown in for free!</p></div></div><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image" id="block-yui_3_17_2_3_1480212635080_34345"><div class="sqs-block-content" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_221"><div class="image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-hidden design-layout-inline" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_220"><div class="intrinsic" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_219"><div class="image-block-wrapper has-aspect-ratio" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1487216092239_217"><a href="https://www.newspaperdesigners.com/shop/custom" target="_blank"><img src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/582c7e00f5e2312e8517c02c/t/583a419046c3c4b39119ee6f/1480212928179/?format=1000w" class="align-full" alt="?format=1000w" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>