Initial Ideas

Recently I've been brainstorming for some ideas;

Newsaper Title

• Daily Chronicle
• The Grapevine
• Post Script
• The Informant
• The Notepad
• The Ledger
• Evening Sentinel
• Inginte Daily
• The Source
• The Brig

With these I tried not to stick with a particular theme or idea, as I have not yet decided on the mock ideology of the paper. The title, the slogan and the logo will all need to work together to create an impression of what the paper is about to the reader, addittionally, if they don't fit together, then it may be confusing and messy. Note; favorites are highlighted.

Slogans

• The story doesn't end at the report
• At the centre of YOUR universe
• The People's Paper
• THE local paper
• We've all got issues
• Read all about it
• Hot off the press
• 'Gert Lush Bristol

The paper will also need a fake award, for example 'Best Use of New Media'. If a paper has an award, it is more likely to been seen in a good light by newer readers and therefore it will be more appealing and they will be more motivated to buy and read it. I also think that if my paper has an icon included in a story, for example, a local who succeeded in fame such as Banksy or Justin Lee Colins. 

This will add even more appeal and interest for the readers, for example, they can dream of escaping and becoming a star even if they aren't from somewhere like London or they can show of how great Bristol is and feel proud of living there. The price will be around 20p as most of my interviewees stated that the best price would be 50p or lower. Additionally, I think I would like a green colour scheme, as green is often associated with good, plain colours such as blue seem fairly boring and many of the non-newspaper interwiees stated that they would like to see more colour. I will also need a fake web address, For one of my subsidiary tasks I may set up a couple of webpages for it. I've also decided on types of fonts for the paper, although not the specific fonts themselves; sans-serif for titles and short lines, e.g. - jumplines, bylines et cetera. Serif for the body of the article and the masthead.

Logo

• A ship
• The suspension bridge
• Hot air baloon
• A tree
• A bike wheel
• The planetarium

I feel all of these images are commonly associated with Bristol and are easily recognisable. Update: I have recently come up with more ideas, designed them and written down the pros and cons of each one. This will help me decide more easily which one to chose, I will be putting these up soon.