Friday, 13 November 2009

Magazine Cover Language

Masthead - title of the magazine, usually located in the top left of the cover.

Issue Number- the tally of how many issues of the magazine there has been.

Price- the cost of the magazine.

Date- the date the magazine is published for, usually weekly or monthly, weekly usually saturday to friday, monthly usually a month aheaed.

Barcode- read electronically by retailers and decoded into useful information.

Main Cover Line- Main feature- summarises the main point of the main feature.

Subtitle- smaller headline that may summarise the feature.

Cover Lines- Smaller feature- features included in the magazine.

Images-
Main image- the large image usually taking up about 1/2 - 2-3 of the magazine cover.
Smaller images- small images located on the cover.
Images are to make the page and magazine look more interesting.

Font- style and size of type face.

Colour- themes/stylistic.

Graphics- shapes to highlight specific features on the magazine e.g the coverlines.

Teaser- attention grabber.

Offers/adverts blurb- features free products/promotions etc.