Monday, 3 October 2011

MAGAZINE FRONT COVER TERMS

Masthead Title piece - The magazine's title. Usually placed 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.
Bar code - 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 feature. In large print, different style, bold colours in order to catch attention of the reader.
Subtitle - smaller headline that may summarise the feature.
Small feature - features included in the magazine.
Images - size CU to med CU. Ranges from one main image to x amount featuring on main image and smaller images. Helps make the page look more interesting. It can add understanding of a story and/or entice someone to read the magazine.
Font (12, 128, 24, 30, 36) - style and type of face
Colour - specific/ stylistic/ thematic types.
Graphics - graphical shapes to highlight feature (s)
Offers/ adverts blurb - banner-style shape featuring free products/promotions.

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