A Fake Newspaper Front Page Makes a Great Personalized Gift

A Fake Newspaper Front Page Makes a Great Personalized Gift

Imagine a fake newspaper front page, with your own picture on the front, as a personalized gift, stating that you have been awarded this year Best Actress or Actor Oscar! How about a front page stating your girl to be the new Miss World: what a unique photo gift that would be, and you do not have to be restricted to just one copy ? you could have multiple copies printed out for distribution if you like.
It is often difficult to think of any really unique gifts these days since the internet is full of boys and girls gadgets that everybody now seems to have. OK, there are some really expensive things you can get that girl or guy in your life, but nothing really different at reasonable prices. A meal and some wine are fine but what if you want something just a little bit different, to express the way you feel, or don feel, about somebody. That is really hard, even using the internet. However, there is something that most people do not think about: fake newspaper headlines.
Think of what would impress your girl or boyfriend most and have it put in print: that could be a great gift if you do it right! Well, it is all possible and such services can now be obtained online. This craze started a few years ago when people came back from holiday to show their friends newspaper front pages showing them as bullfighters or cowboys, or as having just caught massive sharks or award winning fish. It has gradually been refined and modern digital photography and printing techniques have made almost any headline possible with your photograph.
Imagine how you could use this type of personalized gift. You could have a fake newspaper front page printed as a memento for all of your important anniversaries. They could commemorate your best vacations. Golf Masters, with somebody
dressing you in the famous green jacket, or your wife or girl friend winning Wimbledon.
The only limiting factor is your imagination. Simply browsing through your photo albums (or your computer image directory) and coming up with amusing or unexpected headlines for some of your pictures can be great fun.
The way these services generally work is that you provide the photograph, preferably in digital jpeg form, that you want used, the headline, the by-line under the photo and the story. These then get compiled onto the fake front page of a newspaper of your choice from the range available. There is usually a wide range including well known newspapers and magazines, and you can even have the name of the newspaper customized. Have your name included in the name of the paper or magazine if you prefer.
The fake newspaper can be made available either in digital file form or ready printed on a poster. It can also frequently be provided with a crumpled "used" appearance. You probably seen them around but they have become very sophisticated in recent years and you can get just about any digital effect that modern technology can provide. The photograph could be a computer generated graphic, so long as it is provided in jpeg format.
If you have only a traditionally developed photograph, these can normally be scanned with high resolution scanners and digitally reproduced, so don worry too much if you do not have a digital camera. It need not be your photograph, of course. You could use that of a friend and have it set with some pretty embarrassing headlines. How about a gift from best man to groom, handed over at the reception! You would have to keep it reasonable, of course. You don want the marriage ending the same day as it started!
If you need something a bit more special than just a front page, you can also have inside pages. In fact you can theoretically have a full newspaper designed with all your friends featured in it with different stories, or make it your family newspaper. All you need do is inform the company online what you want and it can be provided. A single page and a ten page newspaper involve the same technological solutions. The only difference will be cost. Your idea can be made to work.
I sure that you can think of several amusing ways in which to use an online service such as this. We are not talking big money here ? less than $20 will do it! So don be shy. You can certainly afford it, and you could come up with a fantastic idea for a personalized gift.