So for our latest school project, I decided to do a massive deep-dive into the aftermath of Romeo and Juliet and bring it to life. Meet “Two Cents News”—Verona’s hottest (and probably smallest) underground newspaper from the 1590s. Check out the full layout !

Extra, Extra! I made a 1590s Newspaper for Romeo & Juliet

I wanted this to look like an authentic, old-school broadsheet flyer you’d see pasted onto a stone wall in Italy, so I went entirely analog with black ink and paper.

I used heavy black borders, bold hand-lettering, and some clean cross-hatching to give the illustrations of the newspaper bundles that classic, woodblock-printed vibe.

To make the “EXTRA!” and newspaper graphics pop, I actually drew them separately, cut them out, and layered them onto the main page to give the layout some cool dimension.

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collage Effect

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