Magazine Layout & Language

I must understand the key features of magazine

I should be able to identify these features I could recognise the effect these features have on me, the reader

Features of a Magazine
Pictures

Captions Headline Subheadings Use of colour

I must understand the key features of magazine I should be able to identify these features I could recognise the effect these features have on me, the reader

Terminology

What does it mean?

Typography: font A Masthead: The title used by known typography to make the readers become familiar with what magazine they are reading. Main Image: Typically showing the person(s) or object directly associated with the main feature/article.

Selling line/Strapline: Seen as an introductory headline below the masthead describing the magazine.

Pug: The ears of the magazine, can either be at the top left or/and right-hand corners of the front cover. The prices of the paper, the logo or a promotion are positioned there or even a freebie is placed there to catch the readers eye. Tag: The word or phrase is used to engage a readers interest in a story by categorising it e.g. Exclusive, Sensational, this showing that the magazine has high compliments.

Coverlines: The essential articles inside the magazine are stated through sell lines, these are regularly seen at the right hand side of the cover.

Left Third: The left third contains the main feature article (Exclusive interview), as this is the core part of what may be inside the magazine. It also includes the main artist or band situated within.

Barcode/Issue number/Dateline & Price

Top and Bottom Strip: These are the strips below and above the magazine that give further information to what may be included in the magazine. Mostly being the interesting parts of the magazine.

Features of a Magazine
Pictures

Captions Headline Subheadings Use of colour

I must understand the key features of magazine I should be able to identify these features I could recognise the effect these features have on me, the reader

Bias
Giving one side of a story to influence your opinion unfairly
e.g. Tom pinched me isnt that horrible. Tom thats awful. Why would you do that? She punched me.
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Exaggeration
To make something appear greater or bigger or more noticeable than it actually is.

e.g. I went fishing at the weekend and caught a fish THIS big!
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 hyperbole is exaggeration (e.g. that was a mile wide) and superlatives are the biggest or the best (e.g. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain int he world). superlatives can be factual, whilst hyperbole is just exaggeration. also, it could be hyperbole when someone uses a superlative, but not all the time - "the best book ever written" is a superlative as well as a hyperbole

 Possessive Pronoun
All words that demonstrate ownership. I saw her book on your table. His hair is longer than hers. My dog is better than their dog. The kids are yours, mine, and ours. Direct address, Your, You. (personal relationship)

Imperative
We often use imperatives for giving orders Eat well, Do it now, Tidy it up, Make the food (Feel involved/ personal relationship)

Informal
Casual, familiar, unofficial speech or writing. Formal = Ashley Olson and Justin Ross travel on an aeroplane together.
e.g. Ashley had a well good nights sleep, didnt she!
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Colloquial
Ordinary or familiar conversation in speech or writing
e.g. Alright mate! Hows it going? Up for a bite to eat later?

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Simple Sentences
Sentences with a noun and a verb.
e.g. She was tired. He was shocked.

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Simple Vocabulary
Simple words to ensure everybody can read and understand.
e.g. A circle is a closed shape where every point is the same distance from the centre. Or A circle is a simple shape of Euclidean geometry consisting of those points in a plane which are equidistant from a given point, the centre.
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Connotation
A connotation is a commonly understood, cultural and/or emotional association that some word or phrase has, in addition to the literal meaning an implied judgement or feeling.
e.g. A stubborn person could also be described as strong-willed or pig-headed. These have the same literal meaning, strongwilled is a more positive connotation suggests admiration, while pig-headed is a negative connotation it suggests frustration.

I must understand the key features of magazine I should be able to identify these features I could recognise the effect these features have on me, the reader

 Most valuable areas of page spread are top left and top right parts, because when you skim through the magazine these are the areas where you look the most. When placing big blocks of text, try not to break them up. If you put barriers on the page, reader will have hard time following the flow of the story. Keep the flow of the text columns tidy and even. Things should be simple, and you should simplify the design by aligning the columns at the top and placing images above them. In this way reader will have no problem to follow the text part of the story.