Term | Description |
Masthead title piece | The magazine’s title. Usually displayed in the top left corner. |
Price | Magazine cost. |
Date | Weekly: usually from Saturday to Friday. Monthly: a month ahead. |
Issue Number | A tally of magazines. |
Barcode | Read electronically and decoded into usable information. |
Teaser | One word/phrase acts as an attention grabber. |
Main Feature: Headline | A phrase that may summarise the main point of the main feature. In large print, different style, bold colours in order to catch the attention of the reader. |
Subtitle | Smaller headline that may summarise the features. |
Smaller Feature | Features included in the magazine. |
Images | Size: CU to Med CU. Ranges from one main image to x amount featuring one main image and smaller images. Helps make the page loom more interesting. It can add understanding of a story and/or entice someone to read the magazine. |
Font | Style and size of type face. |
Colour | Specific/stylistic/thematic types. |
Graphics | Graphical shapes to highlight feature(s). |
Offers/adverts Blurb | Banner-style shape featuring free products/promotions. |
Left Third | Where you would see the main story headline. |
Sell Lines | The brand identifier. |
Splash | Looks usually like a splash. |
Credit | e.g. Photographed by… |
Kicker | Aims to pull you in to read it. |
Teller | Explains the Kicker. |
Skyline | Headline above the masthead for the additional features. |
Flash | Like Splash, a graphic feature. |
Graphology | The art of using graphics. E.g. colour scheme, placement, design etc. |
Anchorage | Explains the photograph (caption). |
Vocabulary | Making it relevant to the content. |
Screamers | A headline you would verbally shout (with a “!”). |
Friday, 30 September 2011
Conventions of a Magazine Layout
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