Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Magazine front cover terms

Magazine Front Cover Terms:

Masthead- The magazines 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- On word/phrase acts as an attention grabber.

Main Features: 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 feature. 

Smaller feature- Features included in the magazine.

Images- Size: Close-up to medium close-up. 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- Style and size of type face.

Colour- Specific/stylistic/thematic types.

Graphics- Graphical shapes to highlight features.

Offer/Adverts blurb- Banner-style shape featuring free products/promotions.

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