Friday, 23 September 2011

Word glossary 23rd September 2011

Masthead - The title of a print media product.

Barcode - A code, printed on the product, making it identifable.

Puff/Plug - Something that is advertised on the front of a print product to encourage the reader to buy it.

Main Cover Line - The title of the main article.

Cover Line - The title of an article within the magazine that is part of the left third.

Left third - The section on the front cover of a magazine that has the most information of contents, mainly fulled with text.

Date line - The part on the front cover of a magazine showing when the product was published.

Colour scheme - What predominant colours are used within the magazine.

Serif - A detail that is added to some strokes of letters.

Sans Serif - A type of writing font without serifs.

Gutter - Space between columns of text.

Pull quote - A quote that is enlarged then placed on the same page to highlight a key topic.

Emboss - A 3D effect given to certain text to make it stand out.

Selling line - A quick, snappy description of the Title's main marketing point.

Alignment - The arrangement of text or imagery (left, right, centred.)

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