Conventions Of A Magazine

Term	Description
Masthead title piece	The magazine’s title. Usually displayed in the top left corner
Banner	Front page headline which goes across the full width of the page.
Splash	Main story of the front page accompanied with the headline and a photograph.
Barcode	Shows the price of the magazine underneath.
Cover Lines	summaries of the most enticing features and articles which are inside the magazine
Date Line	Shows the date the magazine has been available from/ issue number
Headline	The main heading and the biggest font and related to the main story in the magazine
Lure	A small section of the story is printed on the front page of the magazine and the full story is inside the magazine.
Kicker	This is a story designed to stand out from the rest of the page by the use of a different font and layout.
Masthead	The title of the magazine at the top of the page, it will be big and bold.
Spread	A spread is a story that covers more than one page of the magazine.
Sidebar	A sidebar is an additional box that is placed next to the main features of the magazine on the side of the page.
Buzz Words	Words that attract the reader’s attention, E.G “FREE” or “EXCLUSIVE”
Main image	Image in the centre of the page. This image takes up the majority of the page.