Wednesday 5 October 2011

Magazine Front Covers Terms:)

Masthead title piece - The magazine's title.  Usually displayed in the top left corner.
Price - Magazine's cost.
Date - Weekly: Usually from Saturday to Friday.  Monthly: A month ahead.
Issue number - A tally of magazines.
Barcode - Read electronically and decode into useable information (not necassary for a college magazine).
Teaser - One word/phrase acts as an attention grabber (coverlines).
Main feature: Headline- A phrase which 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 summarize the feature.
Smaller feature - Features include 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 look more interesting.  It can add understanding of a story and/or entice someone to read the magazine.
Font- (12,18,24,30,36) Style and size of the type face. Serif and Sanserif.
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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