By Staff
Echo
Grand Blanc HS
1st Place Division 1, Yearbook Visual
Sports Spread
JUDGING CRITERIA
- Designed as two-page visual unit, arrangement of photos, headline, copy, captions and white space invite reader onto spread and show careful planning
- Dominance is established and other elements are arranged in such a way as to lead reader’s eye around spread
- Adequate external margins provide frame for spread contents and are defined by at least one element on each side
- Photos effectively cropped, of varied size, shape and content; content concentrates on action photos
- Center of interest in photo(s) is not trapped in gutter; action and faces in photos do not face off spread
- Non-rectangular photos, tilted photos and other special treatments are used sparingly and effectively to enhance overall design
- Graphics and typography enhance readability and attractiveness of design
- Headline has contemporary design and establishes visual/verbal connection between photos and copy
- Copy and captions are readable size and use readable font
- Captions should touch photos to which they refer. Group or clustered captions are permitted, but attention has been paid to making them easily accessible to reader
- If team pictures are included on spread, they are not used as dominant element and are arranged to blend with overall design
- If scoreboards are included on spread, they are attractively designed to blend with the overall look of the spread and set in a readable font and size
- While designs may be innovative, they adhere to journalistic guidelines
he was in a pool, no goggles, treading 12 ft of water, while another girl tries to drown her. Sophomore Halee Frame kn this feeling all too well, entering her second year on the Varsity Water Polo team.
“It’s much more aggressive compared to other sports I’ve played,” Frame said. “I was surprised by how close the offenders and defenders are. When you’re in the water it becomes 10 times easier to injure a person without the referee seeing it. You’re basically drowning your opponent non-stop.”
Despite the team’s previous lack of offensive play experience, they made it a goal to turn their biggest weakness into their greatest strength.
“Every year the team grows,” Frame said. “We’ve been learning several new strategies and techniques which really helps us in the games.”
After mulling over the idea of joining the team, sophomore Peyton Buckwheat tackled the challenge of participating in a sport she’s never played before.
“I continue to play because the people on the team are so supportive and are willing to help me learn the sport,” Buckwheat said. “It’s actually really fun, but definitely challenging if you’re not used to it.”