Collaborative Desktop Publishing

COLLABORATIVE
DESKTOP
PUBLISHING
Neon Ramos
Youth Leadership Trainer, Community Development Worker, Freelance Writer
and Publisher, Communications Practitioner, and Campus Journalism Coach
QUICK RECALL!
COLLABORATIVE
DESKTOP PUBLISHING
(CDP)?
Use of computer and software to combine and rearrange text and images and
create digital files for print, online viewing, or websites.
Combination of typesetting (choosing fonts and the text layout), graphic

design, page layout (how it all fits on the page), and printing document
CDP FORMULA:
IDENTITY
CONTENT
DESIGN
QUICK TIP!
TREAT
YOUR PUBLICATION
AS A BRAND
Effective and award-winning publications have one thing in common:
Consistency in identity.
ANOTHER QUICK TIP!
CONTENT
IS THE MASTER.
DESIGN
IS THE SERVANT.
Prioritize content over design. In publication, design is there to
support, complement or provide emphasis to the content.
COLLABORATIVE
DESKTOP PUBLISHING
STARTS WITH BEING
COLLABORATIVE.
One of the most practical yet important ways
to give trust to teammates is to
GIVE THEM BEATS.

Beats are writing jurisdictions assigned to writers, contributors
or reporters.
TARGET OUTPUT
IN CDP
Produce an A4 size four-page full-colored publication. The teams
shall submit both the hard and soft copies (in PDF format) of the entry.
The publication shall consists of the following page/section in order:
News page (1 page)
Editorial/Opinion page (1 page)
Feature page (1 page)
Sports page (1 page)
TARGET OUTPUT IN CDP
(Cont.)
For News page, try to include all, if not, most of the following:
Straight news
Speech or interview story
News feature
Other types
TIPSSSSSS!
• Include important numbers, statistics, and other figures in the news
• Diversify lead and headline styles (Don’t do too much summary lead!)
• Always complete the news (Most CDP participants cut the news stories just to fit in the layouting
space eventhough the information being cut was a crucial one (Remember: content is the master!
Design is the servant)
• To avoid cutting crucial details, follow the Inverted Triangle Format and do cut-off test in the tail of
the news.
• More action/motion photos. Less firing squad and ribbon cutting style.
(Cont.)
For the Editorial/Opinion page, try to include all, if not, most of the
following:
Main editorial
Columns
Editorial cartoons
Infographics
TIPSSSSSS!
• Diversify issues/topics to editorialize
• Diversify stand/position (Don’t pick all topics that correlate to “for” stand and vis-à-vis.
Don’t pick all issues the exhibit “against” stand
• Diversify types of editorial (i.g. Editorial to explain/interpret, editorial to criticize, editorial to
persuade, editorial to praise)
(Cont.)
For the Feature page, try to include some, if not, most of the following:
Personality sketch/profile Personal experience
How-to features Interpretative features
Informative
Human interest features
Science features
TIPSSSSSS!
• Make sure the topics presented In your feature articles were discussed or tapped into in
the mini-press conference or in the DSPC itself.
• Go beyond the issue by defining good feature angle (You can do this by asking the right
questions)
(Cont.)
For the Feature page, try to include some, if not, most of the following:
Personality sketch/profile Personal experience
How-to features Interpretative features
Informative
Human interest features
Science features
TIPSSSSSS!
• Make sure the topics presented In your feature articles were discussed or tapped into in
the mini-press conference or in the DSPC itself.
• Go beyond the issue by defining good feature angle (You can do this by asking the right
questions)
(Cont.)
For the sports page, , try to include some, if not, all of the following:
Straight sports news (play-by-play coverage)
Sports feature
Sports Commentary
TIPS FOR LAYOUT ARTIST
• Experiment. Unleash your creative side but never forget
the identity/brand of your publication.
• Stick to one to two color schemes/themes.
• Don’t forget the elements of balance.
• Always avoid thumbstoning.
• Ensure the degree of article importance in layout (specifically, for article
length, headline font sizes, headline styles, and photo size/spacing)
• Keyboard shortcuts are your best friends. They’ll save you time.
TIPS FOR
PHOTOJOURNALIST
• Bigger images are better.
• Go for action/motion photos (especially in sports). Avoid firing squad,
handshaking, and ribbon-cutting shots.
• If possible, take 2-3 shots of each subject, in both portrait and landscape
form, with different angles
• Remember the basics in photography: Rule of thirds, lighting,
composition, and such.
• Before taking photos, consider the articles written so you can write a good
caption for each photo that matches the story of the pages.
CONTEST
TOPICS?
TOPICS TO BE INCLUDED
IN THE CDP OUTPUT:
News page:
• One banner story about Dr. Galanida formally graced and opened the DSPC 2024
• One news article about the individual contests happened on day 1
• One news feature about the bench yell competition
• News article of your choice (if the layout spacing permits)
Note: articles can be of different types of news stories, depending on your publication strategy.
Editorial page:
• One main editorial about the No Plastic Policy of DepEd – Siargao
• Column article about the “Gender Issues and Concern” talk delivered by Ma’am Glenda
Dadap, the Division GAD Focal Person, during the DSPC 2024 opening program
• Editorial cartoons related to the written articles
• One infographic (can be about DSPC 2024 in general or the editorial/column article written
• Editorial/column article of your choice (if the layout spacing permits)
Note: articles can be of different types of editorial, depending on your publication strategy.
TOPICS TO BE INCLUDED
IN THE CDP OUTPUT:
Feature page:
• One banner feature article about “Using Campus Journalism to Promote Resilient
Communities”
• Feature articles of your choice.
Note: articles can be of different types of feature stories, depending on your publication strategy.
Sports page:
• Straight sports news (play-by-play coverage) about the live game event – same game event
with the sport writing contest
• Sports feature about the life of a campus journalist-athlete – interview one DSPC contestant
who is also an athlete
• Sports commentary – E-sports Competition in Olympics, favor or in favor?

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