Harrower archives
Tim Harrower has been an award-winning editor, designer and columnist at such newspapers as the Times-Union, Rochester, New York, and The Oregonian, Portland.
He is author of “Inside Reporting” and “Newspaper Designer’s Handbook.”
For nearly three decades, Harrower consulted on newspaper redesigns and conducted hundreds of journalism workshops before pulling the plug in 2018. Through the years, he’s educated and inspired journalists and educators.
NSPA is proud to be host of these exclusive resources from Harrower’s retired website.
EDITABLE PDFs
Shari Adwers, journalism teacher and adviser at Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, Virginia, adapted these Harrower forms into editable PDFs. She shared them with us in September 2020.
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PDF Annex
Popular handouts available for downloading in PDF format:
- Maestro Form: Print Version
- An effective way to improve collaboration on big stories – and add variety to layouts.
- Maestro From: Web Version
- Like the print version (above), but useful for adding links, multimedia and user participation to online stories.
- Rethinking Fonts
- A quick guide for editors and designers planning a typographic redesign.
- Maxim Speech
- Thoughts on short-form journalism from a 2002 speech by Maxim editor Keith Blanchard.
- News Design Report Card
- An effective way to rate your paper’s strengths and weaknesses. (11×17)
- Design Advice for Editors
- Tips to help jumpstart news formats that may have become dull and predictable.
Editable PDFs
Shari Adwers, journalism teacher and adviser at Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, Virginia, adapted these Harrower forms into editable PDFs. She shared them with us in September 2020.
Package planning • Maestro on steroids • Online package planning guide
Slideshows
Writing for Non-Readers
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Image Archives
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