Final Flashcards
Magazine
serial or periodical of publication (published regularly, scheduled)
First magazines were…
literary or political, strong visual orientation. Perfect blend of art and words. Expensive, targeted to the affluent.
After WWII magazines…
take off, design renaissance
1960s magazines…
fade in popularity due to TV (advertising revenue)
Magazine niche
centered around a interest or demographic to reach advertisers
Passalong readership
more than one person reads a single issue (Dr.s office)
Top 25 print magazines reach more adults and teens than …
the top 25 primetime TV shows
How many magazines in the US
20,000
Magazine Types
Consumer and Trade
Consumer
National, general interest
Trade
Industry focused, corporate
Magazine Design
Tell stories visually, visual form and verbal content are connected
Magazine Planning 8 steps
- Mission (what are you hoping to accomplish)
- personality
- audience
- formula (what info, articles, reviews, features and profiles, how will they be presented?)
- advertising
- frequency
- design/type
- editorial style
Magazine Cover
Most important (includes nameplate/logo, large photo or graphic, headlines and teasers about what’s inside the pub)
Cover design includes (5 things)
- Nameplate
- Color
- Type
- Art
- Cover Lines (blurbs)
4 F’s of magazine design
- Function
- Formula
- Format
- Frames
Function
mission, audience, subject, visual impact
Formula
Stable consistent combination of various elements in each issue (articles, departments, reviews, interviews, cartoons)
Format
Size and shape, type of press, mailing considerations, binding options
binding (2)
- saddle stitch (pages folded in half)
2. perfect bound (flat spine)
Frames
Margins, gutters, whitespace
Cover lines
also called blurbs, short
Table of Contents
2nd most important page
mini papers, predecessors to the newsletter were called
diurnals, curantos, and mercuries
Who started the first newsletter in 1923?
William Kiplinger
Newsletters are effective PR tools why?
Because they target a specific audience, people read them.
What came first newsletter or newspaper?
Newsletter
Masthead
author, contributors and address listed
Kicker
Short phrase right before the headline
Deck
Below the headline, transitions you from the header to the story
Jump lines/continuation heads
Navigates some one from the front page to the inside of the publication (ex: continued on page 45) usually bolded or italicized so it stands out
Grids
combination of non printing margins, columns and guides used as the underlying framework of a page
The future for newspapers
To survive they will evolve and adapt (online editions)
Broadsheet
Larger traditional newspaper format, vertical pages folded in half, more journalistic
Tabloid
Smaller pages usually half the size of a broadsheet, historically more photos and art
Mario Garcia
Newspaper layout expert
Berliner Format
Midsize in between broadsheet and tabloid