I heard that USAToday was going to do something like this with their newspaper on the 22nd.
Where did you hear this? I can't find any source for it.
I heard that USAToday was going to do something like this with their newspaper on the 22nd.
Where did you hear this? I can't find any source for it.
If anyone of you is interested: Daniel (DB537) and me are working on an accurate USA Today replica for sale. It may just take a while. If anyone has access to older issues of real USA Today newspapers and is willing to help us, feel free to contact us. We are searching for multiple editions of the 22 December 1988 issue. For more informations please contact Daniel.
Here's my first test print. Unfortunately, the printer cut off the right side of the image, so I'll need to adjust those settings accordingly. I also need to brighten up the graphics a bit, and lighten the text a little as well. The text is printing darker than I'd like. I'm shooting for more grayish text, which would more accurately match the way a real newspaper looks.
I ordered few back issues of USA TODAY from 1989 for reference, and after taking a look at them, and making some measurements, it looks like my paper is a tiny bit too wide. So, my final print will be a little narrower than this one. As Roland mentioned earlier, I was hoping to grab the Dec. 22, 1988 issue to harvest some back page weather graphics & advertisements from, but it wasn’t available.
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Upper left corner name is Osteguin, not Ostenguin. :cool
Identifying fonts is always the biggest challenge for me when trying to re-create props like this. I use http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/ quite often to help me identify mysterious fonts. I highly recommend it.I actually made my own "Youth Jailed" newspaper in photoshop, but a lot of the fonts are inaccurate. I was hoping to see one here lol.
If anyone of you is interested: I'm working on an accurate USA Today replica for sale. It may just take a while. If anyone has access to older issues of real USA Today newspapers and is willing to help me, feel free to contact me. I'm searching for multiple editions of the 22 December 1988 issue. For more informations please contact me.
Hey Roland, I have the original USA TODAY that they used to fill for the 2015 newspaper, shoot me en email and tell me what you were wondering ^^
Just out of curiosity, how were you able to nail down the exact date of the donor issue?
Just out of curiosity, how were you able to nail down the exact date of the donor issue?