Examples of Terminology used in Magazines!

Examples of Terminology used in Magazines!

Here are 15 examples of Terminology used in Magazines:

1. Left Third = The left third of the magazine cover is important for sales in shops where the magazine is not fully shown.The title is easily recognised in the sea of magazines that surround it. 
2. Cover Lines = These are lines that give short snippets of the magazine that grab the readers attention and make them want to buy the magazine.
3. Puff/ Plug = These are shapes on the cover that are used to display important bits of information, but they are in shapes so it will stand out on the page.
4. Masthead = This is the title used to make the readers familiar with the magazine they are reading.
5. Number = Numbers are used to make it seem like they have asked a lot of people and got a lot of results to back up the idea that they want to put out. The numbers are either completely random or rounded up.
6. Colour Schemes = Colour schemes are used for visual effect. The effect being that it looks pretty and attractive and makes the information and/ or pictures on the page or cover to stand out. 
7. Main celeb/ image = An image is used on the front cover of magazines as they want to make their magazine seem amazing as they have the celebrity of the moment or a 'hot and now' celebrity. They can also used images from games or videos to make the front cover look nice.
8. Barcode = This is a typical barcode that has been on magazines in the UK since the late 1980's.
9. Main cover line = This is similar to the cover line, except this one is about the main story and usually includes a quote from the story underneath.
10. Selling line = This is seen as an introductory headline below the masthead which describes the magazine.
11. Tag = A word or phrase that is used to grab the readers interest, usually words like "exclusive" and "sensational", which are both exciting words.
12. Top and Bottom strip = These are areas at the top and bottom of the cover that gives further information to what is to come inside the magazine.
13. Serif = This is a type of font that "has feet", these 'feet' are flicks at the ends of the letters to make it look more fancy.
14. Sans Serif = This is another type of font that doesn't have "fancy feet" and looks more modern and sleek.  
15. Drop = This is where the first letter of the article tends to be larger or in a different and elaborate font.