JENNA SPOONT
DESIGN
As the Managing Editor of The Spoke, I oversee and help create the designs for the newspaper. I have especially taken part in managing the design and photography of front page and center spread stories. I make sure that the photos are taken and the designs are well-thought-out.
NEWSPAPER
'Stoga Settlers
The Spoke, February 2013
When the designers of "'Stoga Settlers" showed me the initial design for the center spread, it did not look creative enough. The design had a straight timeline running across the bottom of the page. I had a meeting with the designers and told them to think outside of the box. I said that the timeline should reflect the high and low points of Conestoga High School history. They followed my advice and created a hilly road, with the lowest point being "The School Fight" against T/E school segregation. I also came up with the headline for the story.
Wrapping it up:
trainers keep athletes healthy
The Spoke, February 2013
Usually, the back page of The Spoke is one picture of a sports action shot. As an editorial board, we decided that our back page should be a photo essay about one the articles featured in the issue. During one of the production nights, I had an impromptu photo shoot with one of the trainers while she wrapped up an athlete's ankle. This photo essay tells a story about the training room by providing multiple images to look at. I photographed the top picture and the two small photos on the bottom left.
Politics @ Conestoga
The Spoke, November 2012
As the writer for the center spread story on the election, I worked closely with the designers to create an interactive center spread. I helped organize the poll on the right hand side, which gave students a voice in the newspaper. I love how the patriotic colors really stand out in this center spread. A difficulty we faced with this center spread was making sure that the poll was accurate.
Featured below is the process that I contributed to for the June 2012 cover story. This was my first issue as the Managing Editor and I wanted to take part in the design. As the reporter for the story, I had a vision in my head as to what I wanted the cover to look like. (From right) The idea of the cover photo drawn on the white board, the photo when it was first placed on the page, the photograph and headline in InDesign and the final copy of the PDF.
Behind the Bronze
The Spoke, June 2012
