Friday, January 17, 2014

blog 1

Masthead (Logo)- its the name of the magazine in a specific typeface the masthead is usually used on the contents page inside as well as the front cover and as  a logo for advertising and branding purposes

Dateline- Month and year the of publication. Note that a monthly magazine usually hit the news-stand the month before the cover date.

Main Image- the image of the model

Model Credit- It is unusual for such a credit to appear on a magazine front cover but is done on fashion magazine. The photographer and model credit is usually on the contents page.

Coverlines- cover lines which are distributed around the main image without detracting from it too much

Main cover line- this is very large taking up almost a quarter of the magazine cover and comes in 3 layers each with a different color

Left third- the left third of the magazine cover is vital for sales in shops where the magazine is not shown full frontage the title must be easily recognizable in a display

Bar Code- Standard bar code used by retailers

Selling line- Short sharp description of the titles main marketing point



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