Terminology

Reflection: These are the terminologies I have learned so far for a magazine. Some of the things i haven't memorized yet and have not fully understood. I will try to label my magazines using these terminologies i have listed that i copied from my teacher.   

Masthead	The name of the magazine, in its typical font, on the cover.
Selling line	The short description of the ‘identity’ of the magazine under the masthead,
Main image	The image which fills the cover – a model, celebrity, animal, artefact.
Coverlines	‘Teasers’ for the contents of the magazine on the cover.
Typography/font	The shape, style, size and colour of the letters used.
Drop cap	The enlarged initial letter of the first word of an article – an aesthetic feature which is designed to engage the reader.
Pull quotes	Enlarged quotes from an article – these may be included in coverlines, but are also used in the body of the article to break up the page and to attract the attention of the reader.
Byline	The name of the writer of the article, usually found at the beginning. Simply, it is the ‘line’ which tells you who the article is by.  Masthead The top section of a newspaper which gives the paper’s title, price and date Strapline Memorable phrase that is associated with the magazine. Cover line Titles of stories featured in the magazine  Main cover line The most important article featured, grabs the audience’s attention (featured article) Main image The dominant image on the cover Barcode Used for retailers Skyline A list of keywords featured at the top of the cover Thirds The upper and left third are the most important. why? Prop An image of an item Puff / Boxout A smaller image/text to stand out from the rest of the information (puff=circle. boxout=square) Buzzwords Exclusive, free, new, special edition Banner A block of colour with info inside, usually stretches the width of the cover   Headline The title of the article Subheading Additional info found beneath the headline (Crosshead) Byline The author of the article  Pull quote A quote taken from the article, with the font/size colour changed.  Drop Cap The first letter of the article enlarged.  White space Empty space in the spread, used to break up the content (negative space) Border Empty space around the edges Column Standard layout of magazines Spread Pages of a magazine that should be viewed together (usually two) Caption  Information about an image.  Mode of address The way the magazine/article addresses the audience. Formal, casual, direct (for images too)