What is a handwritten newspaper?

Handwritten newspaper refers to a newspaper that publishes news information manually in paper form in the development of journalism. It is the prototype of newspaper, also known as handwritten news. In the Tang Dynasty in China, there was a handwritten newspaper with local officials as the main target, which was presided over by Beijing local officials and was called "Dibao" in history.

The Dunlong House newspaper "Entering the Courtyard" existing in the British Library, copied in 887 AD, is the earliest newspaper in the world. In school, handwritten newspaper is a good activity form in the second class, which is quite flexible and free. Manuscript newspaper is also a kind of mass propaganda tool, which is equivalent to a reduced version of blackboard newspaper.

Overall concept:

It is difficult to make a handwritten newspaper in a limited space, which requires both a certain amount of knowledge and a wonderful and beautiful layout. For an editor, soliciting contributions, editing, typesetting, etc. , is a creative process of concentration, brain and hand, and is a comprehensive embodiment of his cultural accomplishment and life interest. This is undoubtedly a vast world for a student to develop his personality and talent.

To run a handwritten newspaper, in general, we must first establish the theme. The layout of the first issue of the handwritten newspaper is very limited. To be different, it is necessary to highlight a theme in content, so that the theme is prominent and colorful. Layout and beautification design should also focus on the theme, determine the seriousness and vividness of the form according to the theme and the content of the article, and achieve the unity of form and content.

Layout design

Layout division

First, divide the layout into two pieces, and each piece can be divided into several pieces. When dividing articles, you should have the beauty of horizontal and vertical, size, change and symmetry, and you can also draw patterns to divide articles. The header should be placed in a prominent position, preferably in the upper left or upper right position.

Block layout

Do not conform to the original division, to make necessary adjustments to the layout; If you can't arrange the article, you can use the form of transfer and transcription to distinguish it from the adjacent article blocks with font size, color and lace.

The typesetting of handwritten newspaper

In addition to designing and drawing the header according to the content, the title of each article should also be considered as a whole, and the font, font size, color and horizontal and vertical positions of each article title should be determined according to the primary and secondary positions of the article. The content of the article is mainly horizontal, and the line spacing is greater than the word spacing. Some motifs, illustrations, lace and tail flowers are inserted between articles, which play a decorative and lively role.