Hockey matters, but so does the hair
Ponies hockey has been strong on the ice the past three seasons, but that hasn’t been the only thing gaining attention. Hockey hair is one of Minnesota’s staples, and the Ponies have been a prominent part of that. To see examples of lavish hockey hair on this year’s team, view the infographic above.
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Jameson Stahl, Editor-in-Chief
Jameson Stahl is an Online Editor-in-Chief for the Pony Express newspaper. Outside of school he plays lacrosse for the high school and for the Minnesota...
Emma Lowey • Jan 17, 2018 at 11:05 am
The concept of blacking out the faces to make the hair stand out was interesting, but could’ve been made much cleaner. It’s also very text heavy in the middle of the story, so I’d suggest breaking it up with a picture.
Susan Hubbard • Jan 17, 2018 at 8:06 am
Very fun! Guessing who really drew me in. Good background.
Mark O’Shea • Jan 17, 2018 at 7:36 am
I love the visuals it really helps the article and there’s a lot of good text to back everything up.
Aubrey Kelley • Jan 16, 2018 at 11:54 pm
I really like this alternative copy, I agree with Fotini it is exciting to look at something that is not news related and is interesting and fun. It is a fun concept that is interactive and engages the reader. I think it could have benefitted with more hair and less text. It would have been more exciting to see more diverse hair throughout the team.
Abigail Begin • Jan 16, 2018 at 10:01 pm
I thought this was a great alt copy. I loved the idea of this. I think it is funny but also something that is talked about at Stillwater. I think the way the QR code was incorporated was very unique and the pictures of players on the team now made it more relevant to this year. A critique I would have is, talk about players on the team this year in the main portion of the alt copy. I just think that when younger students read this, they might not know who Jesse Bjudstad is. But overall, this is very well done and I also really like the background!
Noah Pasiuk • Jan 16, 2018 at 9:14 pm
This alt. copy was very funny and entertaining. It said what it needed to say while keeping it fun and attention getting. More alt. copy’s need to be like this, inn the sense that it should be fun to make these but still get the point across at the same time. Very well made and it was laid out nicely.
Mira LaNasa • Jan 16, 2018 at 8:49 pm
I love this alt copy. It’s so fun and unique and I really appreciate how it was done. It’s really cool to see an alt copy intended to entertain as opposed to inform, especially when it was this well done. I think it could have been better if there was an article to be paired with it, but nonetheless, the alt copy was cool.
Wyatt Wasko • Jan 16, 2018 at 7:19 pm
I found this alt copy very interesting. When I saw the title it pulled me in.
The alt copy was visibly pleasing as the text to image ratio was very well done I thought. Also the quiz aspect to it with the hair made this alt copy very interesting.
Katherine Poor • Jan 16, 2018 at 1:26 pm
I agree with Fotini, as soon as I saw the headline I wanted to read this. I like how the alt. copy was clean and it had a quiz aspect to it.
Mikayla Cousineau • Jan 16, 2018 at 5:23 pm
Who knew that you could find news in hockey hair? As Fotini mentioned, this article was refreshing to some of the more serious topics featured in the news. I thought the layout of the story was clean and appealing, and the addition of a quiz (with hints!) was particularly fun. Overall, it was a quick and enjoyable read. Awesome work!
Fotini Kloos • Jan 12, 2018 at 10:20 am
This alt copy instantly drew me in. It’s so fun to read non news related things sometimes and dive into something fun and funky to look at/read! The QR code was a really interesting and good idea of the face reveal because of the hair! It was fun to see the insight on how important hair is to the team. Great job Jameson!