Magazine Layout

2 Page Spread

Bleed: Art that extends beyond the page’s borders.

Cut marks

Note: when you do bleed a photograph or line art, make sure you run it at least ¼ inch beyond all the outside edges of the page. If you don’t, you stand a chance of a strip of white space appearing on your bleed edge if the page trim is off a bit. Don’t put critical art components on the edge of any bleed.

Bylines: Tell who wrote an article. In some cases, bylines may be used to give credit for photographs or illustrations.

Bylines should usually be kept simple and non-obtrusive. Bylines shouldBe distinct from the headlines and body copy but shouldn’t stand out too much.

Magazine bylines, and bylines on opinion pieces, often include biographical information on their subjects. A typical biographical byline on a piece of creative nonfiction might read

John Smith is working on a book, My Time in Ibiza, based on this article. He is returning to the region this summer to gather material for a follow-up essay.

Caption: A short description that appears along with animage. Most captions are a few words mentioning some-thing important about the image that is not obvious simply by looking at the image, such as relevance to the text.

Like bylines, captions should be kept simple and non-obtusive. Bylines should be distinctFrom the headlines and body copy but shouldn’t stand out too much.

Visitor to the zoo, Emily Watson, helps the zoo-keeper during the Daily Elephant show.

Crossover: Artwork (or type for that matter) that straddles two pages is referred to as a cross over.

They are an added cost. If you do use them, don’t barely cross the page;Bridge the pages purposefully. Be careful when you do use crossovers that you don’t position type or important art elements in the gutter or on the crease.

Folio: Page numbers, date, and name of the magazine that appear on the pages –usually on the bottom of the publication’s pages

Gutter: The margin of the page at the point of Binding, or the inside margin.

The term “gutter”is also sometimes used when referring to the marginsbetween text columns.

gutter

InDesign - 2-page Magazine Spread Another InDesign exercise. This one involves deconstructing and rebuilding an existing layout.  Find an article in a magazine, analyze it for structure. What grid structure does it use? What are the margins, how many and what type faces are used, etc... Once you have identified the structure, rebuild the layout in InDesign exactly as it appears in the magazine. Rescan any photos (don't forget to de-screen when scanning) and rebuild any graphics used in the article. When you are finished, it should look identical to the original. This should give you a sense of what goes into typesetting and laying out a design. On your blog, write a brief paragraph or two about the layout and what basic elements and principles were employed in the design. Post the original layout and the rebuilt layout on your blog. If you haven't yet, get your blog set up and don't forget to allow people to view it. You will have to scan the original magazine spread and Export the rebuilt layout from InDesign to a .jpg. Open the .jpg in Photoshop and resize it down in size and resolution and convert to RGB before posting. Due on your blog by next Monday.