Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Magazine Terminology

In this post i have made a list of different features used in magazines along with their definition.

Masthead: Name of the magazine

Headline: Title of the main story featured within the magazine

House style: The main colour scheme used in the magazine

Main Image: Image of an artist or band who are the main feature within the magazine.

Pug: A promotional free item

Buzzwords: Words like "exclusive" and "wow" used  to catch the readers eye. 

Banner: Colourful banner across the page with text that promotes a feature.

Barcode: Code and convention that is on every front page and tells us the price of the magazine.

Puff: Graphic feature on the front cover of a magazine to make something stand out.

Caption: Text describing the image

Cover line: Advertising the other topics inside the magazine.

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