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Miniatures Adventure => Pulp => Topic started by: Alfrik on 04 March 2010, 03:54:10 PM

Title: Looking for "Newspaper" layout Programs for Game Reports
Post by: Alfrik on 04 March 2010, 03:54:10 PM

Have noticed several postings of game reports done with either a Comic Book layout of multi pictures with talk baloons / Pow , Bam etc added in, or done in a Newspaper columns style with Pictures etc as it might appear in a Newspaper.  Any links to sites that have these types of programs would be appreciated.

Title: Re: Looking for "Newspaper" layout Programs for Game Reports
Post by: Red Orc on 04 March 2010, 04:42:01 PM

Seconded.

Dr De'Ath I notice has done some nice reports on 'parchment' style backgrounds, and I think a little while ago someone (it might have been Bullshott?) posted something that really looked like a telegram... terribly impressive when one sees that opening a thread I think. Looks great for 'player handouts' for things like, I dunno, Atlantean campaigns and whatnot...

Title: Re: Looking for "Newspaper" layout Programs for Game Reports
Post by: Crudeboy on 05 March 2010, 03:52:07 AM

A bit of Googling led me to this:
http://www.cooltoolawards.com/software/multimedia/comicbookcreator.htm (http://www.cooltoolawards.com/software/multimedia/comicbookcreator.htm)

Edit:

Yeah, trust me not to read the entire post. Newspaper layout is what you're looking for.

There's this: http://www.cleo.net.uk/index.php?category_id=317 (http://www.cleo.net.uk/index.php?category_id=317)

A list of links, might be something useful here: http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphicdesignarticles/newspaperadsgraphicdesign/newspapersdesigningtips.html (http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/graphicdesignarticles/newspaperadsgraphicdesign/newspapersdesigningtips.html)

Title: Re: Looking for "Newspaper" layout Programs for Game Reports
Post by: Burgundavia on 05 March 2010, 07:01:53 AM

I use Inkscape for most of my design work. It is free and Open Source, works on all major platforms (Linux, OS X, Windows). All you need to do then it is to create a basic comic book template and go from there.