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1 NEW IMPROVED DIGITAL PRINTING! SEP 2018

This sample will show you how to use type, colour, and imagery to make your design look fantastic in newsprint.

2 We re here to help everyone make and print their own newspapers. We ve printed this one so you can see what our digital tabloid is like it s like this! This sample will show you how to use type, colour, and imagery to make your design look fantastic in newsprint. We ve also picked a few of our favourite newspapers to show off for inspiration. We hope it helps! To find out more and get started, visit our website: You can also download PDFs of our samples, to compare what a layout looks like on-screen with the printed result:

YEAR IN REFUSE Alex Westgate turns rejected illustrations into a sell-out newspaper www.alexwestgate.

Rather than throw it out, illustrator Alex Westgate gave his rejected ideas new life with a digital tabloid newspaper.

anywhere else. He put the newspaper up for sale on his website, where copies were quickly snatched up.

MISE EN PLACE Kristian Beek s food photos pack a punch with newsprint www.kristianbeek.

More than that, Beek knows how to pack a surreal visual punch, whether shooting in a studio or a greasy spoon.

3 YEAR IN REFUSE Alex Westgate turns rejected illustrations into a sell-out newspaper What to do with work that gets turned down? Rather than throw it out, illustrator Alex Westgate gave his rejected ideas new life with a digital tabloid newspaper. Year in Refuse is an anti-portfolio of sorts, filled with work too weird, unsettling and otherwise unpublishable to go anywhere else. He put the newspaper up for sale on his website, where copies were quickly snatched up. We love that Westgate turned rejected concepts into a winning publication through newsprint. MISE EN PLACE Kristian Beek s food photos pack a punch with newsprint It s hard to categorise photographer Kristian Beek s work. I photograph delicious things is how he puts it. More than that, Beek knows how to pack a surreal visual punch, whether shooting in a studio or a greasy spoon. His vibrant, high-contrast images are perfectly suited for newsprint and Mise en Place is a long-standing staff favourite. KEEP IN MIND, Wh en yo u run images ove r the middle of a sp read, the alig nm en t betwee n pag es isn t always sp ot- on GET INSPIRED Meet our customers and see the amazing newspapers they re printing. Visit our blog at

4 The examples show how text appears in print in varying sizes and colours. SANS-SERIF TEXT BLACK K pt Text / 25pt Text 20pt Text / 15pt Text / 12pt Text 10pt Text / 8pt Text / 6pt Text / 4pt Text / 2pt Text SERIF TEXT BLACK K pt Text / 25pt Text 20pt Text / 15pt Text / 12pt Text 10pt Text / 8pt Text / 6pt Text / 4pt Text / 2pt Text SANS-SERIF TEXT MIXED INK COLOUR C 080 M 060 Y pt Text / 25pt Text 20pt Text / 15pt Text / 12pt Text 10pt Text / 8pt Text / 6pt Text / 4pt Text / 2pt Text SANS-SERIF TEXT PALE COLOUR C pt Text / 25pt Text 20pt Text / 15pt Text / 12pt Text 10pt Text / 8pt Text / 6pt Text / 4pt Text / 2pt Text CLASHING COLOURS CAN MAKE TEXT VERY HARD TO READ DIGITAL TABLOID 55gsm PAPER The following pages show how different approaches to typography, imagery, colour and line thickness appear in newsprint. Use these guides when you design your own newspaper! 20pt L E T T E R S C O U L D 18pt 16pt 14pt 12pt 10pt 9pt 8pt F I L L I N I F Y O U U S E A S M A L L P O I N T S I Z E 7pt 6pt O N T O P O F A 5pt 4pt C O L O U R E D B A C K G R O U N D 3pt 2pt S O U S E A B O L D W E I G H T! 1pt 0.5pt O T H E R W I S E I T W O N T B E L E G I B L E I N P R I N T. 0.25pt 0.18pt 65pt 55pt 45pt 35pt 25pt 20pt 15pt 10pt 5pt

5 On the centre spread of your newspaper, you can print across the middle of the spread without a gap C 100 C 100 M 050 K 030 C 100 C 050 C 100 K 050 C 080 Y 080 C 050 K 100 C 030 M 030 Y 030 K 100 M 005 Y 010 K % 80% 70% M 010 Y 050 K % 50% 40% 30% M 030 Y 050 K % is how colours look in print. The colour wheel goes from 100% to 0% opacity. Most colours are almost invisible at 10% opacity, so use over 20% opacity if you want colours to be visible in print. Make your own PDF or use our easy online design tool, ARTHR 10% M 070 Y 090 K 040 M 085 K 070 K 040 M 025 M 065 COLOUR This

IMAGE RESOLUTION When using photos and images (such as.jpg,.tiff or.

A standard computer screen runs at 72dpi and looks pretty sharp, but in print we recommend going no lower than 150dpi.

300dpi The ideal (and maximum) resolution to keep your images looking sharp in print. 150dpi Our minimum recommended resolution.

BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES If you re printing black and white images, you can set them up in CMYK or greyscale.

6 IMAGE RESOLUTION When using photos and images (such as.jpg,.tiff or.png), make sure the resolution is high enough to look clear in print. The resolution of an image is measured in dots-per-inch (dpi). A standard computer screen runs at 72dpi and looks pretty sharp, but in print we recommend going no lower than 150dpi. For best results, images should be closer to 300dpi. 300dpi The ideal (and maximum) resolution to keep your images looking sharp in print. 150dpi Our minimum recommended resolution. This is the quality you would get from a 300dpi image set to double its original size. BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES If you re printing black and white images, you can set them up in CMYK or greyscale. It s a matter of preference, so here are examples of both formats. NEED A HAND? us at support@newspaperclub.com CMYK 72dpi This resolution is ideal for images on a screen, but it can start to look pixelated in print. Greyscale 25dpi Low resolution images will look very pixelated in print. This can happen if you stretch the size of an image too much.

ONE E RE W QUICK Your newspapers should be delivered in 2-5 working days (allow a few days longer if you re outside the UK).

our free layout tool. When you upload your finished design, our system will check that your document is set up correctly.

important newspaper we do it all! We offer digital and traditional printing in three sizes: broadsheet, tabloid and mini.

There are prices for Europe, North America, and Australia on our website.

FIVE E HELP YOU W SHARE YOUR IDEAS We re really proud of our creative customers and the great newspapers they make.

7 ONE E RE W QUICK Your newspapers should be delivered in 2-5 working days (allow a few days longer if you re outside the UK). TWO WE MAKE DESIGNING NEWSPAPERS EASIER You can download a template from our website to help you get started or use ARTHR, our free layout tool. When you upload your finished design, our system will check that your document is set up correctly. THREE E CAN DO W LARGE & SMALL From top design agencies printing thousands of copies to individuals printing just one very important newspaper we do it all! We offer digital and traditional printing in three sizes: broadsheet, tabloid and mini. FOUR E RE W INTERNATIONAL We can ship newspapers almost anywhere. There are prices for Europe, North America, and Australia on our website. If you re somewhere else, just let us know the details and we ll get you a quote. FIVE E HELP YOU W SHARE YOUR IDEAS We re really proud of our creative customers and the great newspapers they make. Tag in your newspaper photos so we can show them off! SIX WE RE HELPFUL & FRIENDLY We ve got lots of handy guides on our website to help you make a newspaper, and a friendly and knowledgeable team on hand if you have any questions along the way.

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