Design.

When I was assigned a page by myself in my “rookie” year, I was terrified. InDesign was new to me, and all the available tools on every part of my screen seemed scary rather than useful. Only fifteen months later, I was collecting awards for the page designs across my sports section. I learned that with the right design, a story can only become more appealing and inform the reader even more. Even when I had “mastered” InDesign, I still had plenty to learn when it came time to launch our program’s website. Through months of web design tutorials and an aim to focus on content, I designed the website that represents our program and its work.

Designing the website.

Simple but effective, our black and white design has a slick, professional look that allows the reader to focus on content. Our heading is basic but easy to navigate, and our home clearly showcases our top stories in a concise and consumable manner. Our right column allows for videos, scores, podcasts, and similar entities to make the cover page and be accessible to the reader. Find the full website on smremarker.com

Double-page spreads.

  • The main story gets its own page, while highlighting important statistics and keeping space for secondary stories related to the injry topic.

    The main story gets its own page, while highlighting important statistics and keeping space for secondary stories related to the injry topic.

  • With the best story and photo. soccer had to be the focus of this page. Once that was decided, lacrosse and water sports slotted in nicely.

    With the best story and photo. soccer had to be the focus of this page. Once that was decided, lacrosse and water sports slotted in nicely.

After working with Grizzlies offices to get two great photos of Jenkins, I knew the photos should lead the page. However, my lengthy column meant there was no room to spare; this page is full, but needs to be with the great content.

As an avid soccer fan, I always look for the opportunity to cover it. The month before the World Cup is as good a time as ever. FC Dallas media gave us great pictures of Hunt, and the fun sidebar with soccer “experts” around campus fit with the page well.

Sports aren’t the same without numbers. In this page, I highlight that by explaining the rules of the cup to the reader through our school’s scoring from the previous year. The added cutout of the sacred trophy and secondary discussing an issue affecting the main CVI make for a great page.