And just like that, it's been 4 weeks of writing
lab lessons!
Here's an update of what's been happening so far:
1. THE NOSH HAD MORE THAN 50 STORIES FOR YOU
Originally we Noshers had over 50 story ideas for our magazine (see how much we want to write for you all), but they were mostly unconfirmed ideas. With the help of our teacher who gave us some advice, we managed to scrutinize our story ideas and group them into different columns that we will have in our magazine.
Don't worry, it's not the quantity that matters, it's the quality of our stories!
Originally we Noshers had over 50 story ideas for our magazine (see how much we want to write for you all), but they were mostly unconfirmed ideas. With the help of our teacher who gave us some advice, we managed to scrutinize our story ideas and group them into different columns that we will have in our magazine.
Don't worry, it's not the quantity that matters, it's the quality of our stories!
2. Design class with Mr. Victor Seow
On one of our lesson, Mr. Seow, our design lecturer gave a class on magazine cover and layout. It was productive and enriching, especially for Nosh's designers as it gave them a better idea on how to design the magazine, layouts and all. Even really basic stuff like the Masthead on a magazine also requires a lot of consideration to be put into it; such as how big the designer wants it to be, what font, and where to put it. The teacher also gave us useful tips on how to make sure we have sufficient space for our articles so that when we print, so our delicious photos won't get cropped out.
On one of our lesson, Mr. Seow, our design lecturer gave a class on magazine cover and layout. It was productive and enriching, especially for Nosh's designers as it gave them a better idea on how to design the magazine, layouts and all. Even really basic stuff like the Masthead on a magazine also requires a lot of consideration to be put into it; such as how big the designer wants it to be, what font, and where to put it. The teacher also gave us useful tips on how to make sure we have sufficient space for our articles so that when we print, so our delicious photos won't get cropped out.
Having minimal knowledge about magazine design
prior to this class, we found this class really helpful indeed.
3. The Nosh team's first individual assignment!
It's a backgrounder article, on something current and related to our theme,
which in our case, was food. Many of us had no prior knowledge on what a
"backgrounder" is, and a lot of us thought it meant that we had to do
a write-up on the background of a particular topic, just like the name
'backgrounder" suggests. In face, a "backgrounder" is an article
explaining about a current trend/topic, and the key element in doing a
"backgrounder" is to make sure the 5Ws and 1H are answered (Who,
What, Where, When, Why, How).
Click to find out what each Noshers have learnt from this CA
Click to find out what each Noshers have learnt from this CA
