Above is a selection of newspaper front pages the day after the Royal Wedding. Interestingly there is nothing much to report - they're all pretty much the same.
Apart from the Times they've all gone for the same picture. No-one has tried anything unusual, nothing graphic.
I suppose the job of a newspaper on a day like this is almost to give you the picture you expect. The shot most people would like on the front page is The Kiss. I wonder what the sales have been like these last few days. I bought these in a supermarket where they were running out fast. It was about 11am and the shop assistant said they'd sold out of papers the day before and they were pretty close to selling out on that day.
The Times deserves some credit for trying a more interesting shot. I love the approach but I'm not sure it works to be honest. I've been a bit unfair to the others by showing the front and back of the paper. The actual front page looks like this.
Doesn't quite work as well. Seems to miss the red, somehow.
The Indy, of course, tried this Tracey Emin exclusive which I think is an abysmal failure.
I really like the idea, but I don't think it works. Sure, there are newspapers and readers who aren't interested in the Royal Wedding but in that case why not leave it off the front page. Or just treat it like a normal, fairly large, news story which is what the Guardian have done.
A fairly conservative, slighlty dull, set of front pages. An opportunity missed I feel.
I like what the Times have done, but they needed to work out the wrap size a bit better as their header is sitting on the fold rather poorly (I used to work in creative support for a large regional newspaper, was a fascinating way to start my career and learn headfirst about print!)
They should have cropped the front image a bit better, move the couple right a little to give it more impact on the front as opposed to making a good image when opened up but a weak one when folded (which is the way people would initially see the paper, so should've been primary thought). But it's a good photo, they both look genuinely happy and more relaxed.
Nice to see they thought differently though - though thinking differently didn't help Emin or the Independent. Not a fab illustration, in my opinion and doesn't reflect any emotion or feeling of the day. (Perhaps what they were actually trying to do, LOL)
Amusingly, the papers all cropped out the miserable little bridesmaid shot - Grace van Cutsem stood on the balcony with a scowl and her hands over her ears while the couple kissed! Haha. Bless her though, must have been quite a loud and frightening day at that age but made an amusing photo...
Posted by: minxlj | May 06, 2011 at 12:58
Minxlj look closer, you'll notice the Guardian left the scowling girl in.
Posted by: Ben | May 07, 2011 at 17:49
I should had my collectible or memorabilia.
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