https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy Opinion Editor Daniela Rangel en-us 2020-10-14 20:18:51 UTC 2025-11-02 02:45:51 UTC hello@padlet.com drangel0038 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/830335983 This is one page of a somewhat messy spread, but I liked this one for its use of color and headline/theme. The main images are used both as elements of design and ways to carry the theme presented by the headline. I think a large image to the side, like the mushrooms here, that the text wraps around could add something we usually don't see in our magazine.]]> 2020-10-14 21:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/830335983 drangel0038 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/834212615 This design is really interesting because it uses both the cutoff text wrap image on the side, and two other images on the other. The pull quote on top of the price tag is very clever and something I think we should replicate, especially for an Opinion story where we use a related symbol to layer the quote and add more visual appeal.]]> 2020-10-15 23:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/834212615 drangel0038 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/834218759 This spread is great! I love hopw the use of colors ties so closely to the theme of the show. The illustration is almost exactly like one scene in the show, which just adds layers to its greatness. The text also stops about mid-way to make space for the drawing beneath which is so cool! ]]> 2020-10-15 23:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/834218759 drangel0038 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/877907228 I think the theme of the right-hand side of this spread is very well executed. The pink background with the red cross and headline makes this feel very cohesive and adds a nice touch to this page of almost all text.

]]> 2020-10-30 21:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/877907228 drangel0038 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/877971746 This layout is so colorful! I love that the circles are above the text, but they aren't too orderly. I know this isn't an Opinion spread or even a news magazine spread, but this is so nice! Maybe entertainment could use this for different movies or Features could do a recipe story and the little windows are the food photos.]]> 2020-10-30 21:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/877971746 drangel0038 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/878019817 This has a lot of overlapping photos, which I think lends a really nice effect to the page. The headline going under the photo on the first page is also a good idea for avoiding having two headlines right next to each other every page. Also, the necklaces going under the photos gives me some ideas for text wrap elements I can connect to photos and make the page look less like newspaper and more like an actual magazine. ]]> 2020-10-30 22:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/878019817 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/896798464 I like this spread because the photos are the main focus. The story is there, but the photos are really what draws the reader’s eye. I saw that we were running a feature on the WMD musicians, so maybe if it's going in the magazine (because the date is so uncertain), we can do this with their photos. Features, in general, could benefit from this sort of spotlight with the photos. ]]> 2020-11-06 06:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/896798464 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/896808620 This has to be one of the best spreads I’ve ever seen in a student publication. Admittedly, as a college, they have more freedom, but this theme of the brown bag and the almost scribbled-on student reviews next to the feature/review of the website is too good to not consider easing up on the design restrictions of our publication. This spread is just perfect and it's yet another great idea for Features. ]]> 2020-11-06 06:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/896808620 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/896813578 This is a spread I can actually do! The headline is similar to what I used for my first spread, it’s a simple three-column text design with an artfully placed recycling bin that also serves to fill the space left by the story and the illustrated bottles in the corner make this more playful and vibrant. This is another superb design that I might have to steal. ]]> 2020-11-06 06:17:00 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/896813578 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/899515247 I love how the photo spans the entire background of the spread here! The text is in its own white box, and the infographic colors here complement the photo colors so well. The headline also goes off of the text box a little, which makes this look more playful than a normal spread.]]> 2020-11-07 01:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/899515247 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/899518134 This is such a cool spread! The layered photos with different color text boxes and headlines are so creative and the colors all go so well together! This would be great for a shorter story with a lot of photos, so maybe Features would benefit from a spread like this. ]]> 2020-11-07 01:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/899518134 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/899520476 This is cool. The red bar above the story with the red elements in the drawing/cutout collage is so perfect. The cutouts a pretext wrapped and they fill in space for the story, which makes them even more meaningful and functional within the design. ]]> 2020-11-07 01:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/899520476 drangel0038 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1170858046 I love that the primary image of the first page in this spread corresponds directly to the largest word in the headline. I also like that the ventricles and the text were color matched to make it more cohesive. There is also use of the red color in text further down on the page and the next one over. The way the headline is displayed is also very interesting. Despite the different colors and font sizes, it doesn't look busy. It looks more playful and fun, like a magazine spread should look. ]]> 2021-02-06 04:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1170858046 drangel0038 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1170863257 I love the large river drawing and cutout running through this page. I also like how they played with the fonts of the headline, making the keyword stand out from the others and color-matching it to the fish drawings. They also used an infographic that was the same color as the river drawing, which looks amazing. I'd love to use more elements that use the text wrap (and aren't just pull quotes) to break up text like this does.]]> 2021-02-06 04:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1170863257 drangel0038 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1170868697 This is another great example of using a main color. The blue is carried from the top left corner of the first page to the farthest part if the second. That shade and a lightened version of it make up most design elements of the page, and while the varied colors of the headline are very different, they are complimentary. The bold text of the headline also serves as a subheadline on the second page. Although there is a mixture of fonts, all of them are complimentary and the pages look clean and cohesive. ]]> 2021-02-06 05:02:33 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1170868697 drangel0038 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1276180973 I love the use of green in this spread! It both fits the theme of the salads and it makes the pages more cohesive. There's very little text, so must of the focus is on visual elements, which is refreshing. I think if somebody did a Pearl Voice ever again (or something like Itzel did for her election spread last year), this sort of layout could be great for making it look more clean and professional but not boring.]]> 2021-03-06 04:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1276180973 drangel0038 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1276183703 I love how this design almost makes the image the page. It uses drawing that fit perfectly with the story and it's hidden by the title! What amazing execution of theme! I'd love to see a headline go over a photo element, like what Itzel did for one of the possible back cover options she sent out. I think that layering elements adds more dimension to the pages in a very simple way and I'd like to try doing it more.]]> 2021-03-06 04:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1276183703 drangel0038 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1276186763 I chose this spread for its headlines. I love how they enlarge photo elements of the headline to emphasize them. I also love how on the first page, the color of the headline element is the same as the drawing that occupies the space beneath the story. Both drawing convey a similar message in the context of the story, and it ties this together.]]> 2021-03-06 04:51:56 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1276186763 drangel0038 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1356083386 The way this website highlights the most viewed story is so amazing. It draws attention directly to a popular story other readers might like, and draws more readers to that specific story. If we had a way to spotlight the most viewed story in our trending stories column, it may make the website more visually appealing and draw more readers.]]> 2021-03-26 05:24:55 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1356083386 drangel0038 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1356084402 This is the opinion section of this website's front page, and I love how they treat the staff writers almost like columnists here. I know Gabrielle mentioned highlighting writers a bit more on the website in one of the Google Forms critiques, and I think this is exactly the way to do that. This looks very clean and professional and might give our website a more prestige look while showcasing our writers.]]> 2021-03-26 05:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1356084402 drangel0038 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1356085136 I love how this website displays student art on their front page. I think that if we had any editorial cartoons for stories, we could find a way to display them on the home page in their own spot and hyperlink the story, which may drive more readers to it. If any of the artists at the school were interested we could spotlight work, or add additional photos that don't necessarily have a category or place in stories.]]> 2021-03-26 05:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1356085136 drangel0038 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1504648531 I really like the way the text is all part of the design here instead of sort of in the way. Both the monitor screen and the notes having the text is so creative and I'd love to do something like that with a pull quote. I think that it would be an easy way of making the page more appealing and uniting the text with design elements that make it more cohesive. I also like the supplies on the bottom of the page because I'm interested in having a design that uses a drawing underneath the text instead of to the side like it always is.]]> 2021-05-08 06:11:41 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1504648531 drangel0038 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1504660062 I like this for two reasons. One, I love the placement of the little drawings right next to the headline. I think that having a little illustration that fits maybe a key word of the headline would be good to add a visual element on a different part of the page. I also like the grey spots on the left page. Throughout this issue, there are colorful dots and splotches behind the text and they add something without making the page busy. I like how it's clean but still fun.]]> 2021-05-08 06:31:12 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1504660062 drangel0038 https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1504677330 I love how this headline uses the colors from the drawing on each individual line. I also really like boldness and size of the font, because it draws attention to itself and establishes it and the drawing as the main spectacle of the design. Though it's very simple in every other part, I think it's appropriate with the boldness of the image and headline. Using good, big images instead of trying to sprinkle elements throughout the page would make the pages feel more professional and focused.]]> 2021-05-08 06:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/drangel0038/f6yh0fqvgu6linzy/wish/1504677330