Final Flashcards
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Magazine
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serial or periodical of publication (published regularly, scheduled)
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First magazines were…
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literary or political, strong visual orientation. Perfect blend of art and words. Expensive, targeted to the affluent.
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After WWII magazines…
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take off, design renaissance
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1960s magazines…
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fade in popularity due to TV (advertising revenue)
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Magazine niche
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centered around a interest or demographic to reach advertisers
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Passalong readership
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more than one person reads a single issue (Dr.s office)
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Top 25 print magazines reach more adults and teens than …
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the top 25 primetime TV shows
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How many magazines in the US
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20,000
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Magazine Types
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Consumer and Trade
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Consumer
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National, general interest
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Trade
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Industry focused, corporate
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Magazine Design
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Tell stories visually, visual form and verbal content are connected
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Magazine Planning 8 steps
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- 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
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Magazine Cover
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Most important (includes nameplate/logo, large photo or graphic, headlines and teasers about what’s inside the pub)
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Cover design includes (5 things)
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- Nameplate
- Color
- Type
- Art
- Cover Lines (blurbs)
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4 F’s of magazine design
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- Function
- Formula
- Format
- Frames
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Function
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mission, audience, subject, visual impact
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Formula
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Stable consistent combination of various elements in each issue (articles, departments, reviews, interviews, cartoons)
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Format
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Size and shape, type of press, mailing considerations, binding options
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binding (2)
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- saddle stitch (pages folded in half)
2. perfect bound (flat spine)
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Frames
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Margins, gutters, whitespace
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Cover lines
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also called blurbs, short
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Table of Contents
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2nd most important page
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mini papers, predecessors to the newsletter were called
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diurnals, curantos, and mercuries
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Who started the first newsletter in 1923?
William Kiplinger
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Newsletters are effective PR tools why?
Because they target a specific audience, people read them.
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What came first newsletter or newspaper?
Newsletter
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Masthead
author, contributors and address listed
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Kicker
Short phrase right before the headline
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Deck
Below the headline, transitions you from the header to the story
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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
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Grids
combination of non printing margins, columns and guides used as the underlying framework of a page
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The future for newspapers
To survive they will evolve and adapt (online editions)
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Broadsheet
Larger traditional newspaper format, vertical pages folded in half, more journalistic
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Tabloid
Smaller pages usually half the size of a broadsheet, historically more photos and art
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Mario Garcia
Newspaper layout expert
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Berliner Format
Midsize in between broadsheet and tabloid
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Functions of a Newspaper
informing, interpreting, persuading, entertaining
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1930 change in newspaper
functional design philosophy emerged
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Photojournalism
the blending of a journalists and a photographer, telling a story through the images, seek the truth and stay objective
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Henri Cartier-Bresson
The father of photojournalism, the decisive moment
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photojournalism ethics
accurate representations, was it staged, was it just meant to shock, too gory, was it manipulated?
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Categorical imperative
what is acceptable for one person it should be acceptable for everyone
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utilitarianism
the greatest good for the greatest number
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hedonism
act to maximize pleasures now and not worry about the future. (whatever sells the most papers and makes the most money)
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Golden Mean
finding a middle a middle ground, a compromise between two things
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Golden rule
Do what you would like to be done to yourself
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Three levels of digital manipulation
Technical, accidental, essential
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Technical change
making slight adjustment, not related to content (making photo more readable)
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accidental change
a content change that has no effect on the meaning (took out the power lines behind ladies heads)
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essential change
changes the meaning of the photo (fictionalization)
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only change allowed in photojournalism
technical
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photo-fiction
applies to any photo that has been manipulated
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Vail of ignorance
stepping someone else's shoes
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newsletter
usually 2-8 pages, provides news to the reader in a letter format
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what can newsletters do
inform, encourage involvement and action as well as enhance branding
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visual hybrid between newspapers and magazines
newsletter
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subhead
appear within the body of an articles to divide the article into smaller sections
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continuation lines
when articles span two or more pages, these help the reader find the rest of the article
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grid
underlying framework of a page
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3 qualities for newspaper design success
1. contain info people want and need
2. Attract the audience
3. Be interesting
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cutline
explanation of a photo and photo cred
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Byline
name of the person who wrote the article
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index
a list of of sections, features and their page numbers
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Folio
the line with the newspaper's name, date of publication and page number
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Jumpline
direction to continue the story on another page
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photos should always have
a frame and a cutline
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slammer
two part head with bold face word or phrase at beginning
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Raw Wrap
head that wraps alongside the copy
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Hammer
Big bold phrase to catch eye with, lengthier deck below
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Tripod
Bold word or phrase with two line of deck along side
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side saddle
head placed beside the story
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Banner headline
most common headline
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Flag
The newspaper's name also called nameplate
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Teasers
These promote the best stories inside the paper. Also called skyboxes or promos
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infographic
a diagram, map, list or chart that displays data pictorially
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display head
a jazzed up headline that adds drama or flair to special stories
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standing head
a label used for packaging special items (teasers, weather, briefs, columns)
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Refer
a brief reference to a related story elsewhere in the paper
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initial cap
a large capitol letter set in the opening paragraph also called drop cap
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cutoff rule
a line used to separate elements on a page
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tombstoning
when one headline leads directly into another one (want to avoid this)
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CVI
center visual impact
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important characteristics of news photos (3)
1. Timeliness (context in record of events)
2. Objectivity (fair representation)
3. Narrative (inform, give insight on the story)
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pull quote
body text of the article used as a subhead or graphic feature. Used to grab attention
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side bar
typically boxed alongside n article containing additional information
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optimum
best outcome
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leading
the distance between baselines of text
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tracking
the distance between letters in a whole word or paragraph
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rules
isolate and organize stories. No more than 1 point and shouldn't call attention to itself
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boxes
keep contents of a story together, can be good for sidebars or nugget boxes
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break of the book
planning strategy that determines where all the elements of a magazine will go (ads, articles, photos, etc.)
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kerning
the distance between two letters (not an entire word or paragraph)
