Karina Zanyk McLean

Day three of You’re Designing the Newspaper appears very similar to the two previous ones. The 11 students are sitting against the walls of the room, working on the assigned project of the day. Yesterday’s class ended with the Zombie Run project, although some students are still working on it.  Today’s project is to rework any page from the student’s own paper, with the aim of … [Read more...] about Jim McGonnell teaches You’re Designing the Newspaper with help from years 35 of experience

 Kelly Arnold traveled 61 miles from Community High School in Ann Arbor to come to MSU’s MIPA program, with the desire to increase her knowledge of InDesign. She chose to take You’re Designing the Newspaper, a class taught by Jim McGonnell. Arnold’s school paper, The Communicator, previously a broadsheet layout, is switching to a magazine style this year. “I’m hoping to get … [Read more...] about You’re Designing the Newspaper class sparks creativity from Arnold and classmates

Students wanting some extra InDesign practice signed up for You’re Designing the Newspaper, taught by Jim McGonnell, a recently retired journalism teacher from Ohio. There are 11 students in the class, which allows for a more relaxed classroom environment with sufficient one-on-one time with McGonnell. The objective of the class is to learn design techniques that will be … [Read more...] about You’re Designing the Newspaper class prepares students through various design projects