Creative Editing

Chapter 8

Exercise 2

2. Look at your campus or local newspaper, and identify the type size, style, weight and family for each of the following:

Largest headline on Page One

Other headlines on Page One

Nameplate

Body copy on Page One

Captions

Section labels (logos)

Bylines

Agate type in the sports section

Does the paper use the same weight of type for all headlines on Page One? Does the paper use the same typeface and size for body copy throughout the paper (except for ads)?

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