Cook County News Herald Advertising Design

When I wasn't writing about the new bakery that opened in town or covering the monthly Economic Development Authority meeting, I was hunkered down designing ads. At the Cook County News-Herald (Grand Marais' weekly newspaper) I earned my chops, both in reporting and graphic design. 

My job:  Ad design and layout, page design and layout. From 2007 to 2008 I designed all the ads that ran in the paper. 

Challenges: Giving each ad a fresh, relevant look based on the content. Advertisers ranged from the local hardware store to the annual Lundie Home Tour. 

Perks: The supermarket's meat department sale information, which was scrawled on butcher paper and hand-delivered by Marlowe, the butcher, every week.