10 Key Elements of a Magazine Layout Design

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10 Key Elements of a
Magazine Layout Design
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10 Key Elements of a Magazine Layout Design

• There are a few significant components in a
  magazine format, such as headline, image, image
  caption, running head, byline, subhead, body
  copy, etc.
• Let's have a look at the top ten key elements of
  a magazine layout design!

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1. Headline

• Headline is one of the main elements of a
  magazine layout design.
• It can be of different sizes, but should be set
  in a size bigger than the other content in the
  page.
• A headline should be intriguing, significant and
  convincing enough as it expands the odds of an
  article to be read.

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2. Introductory Paragraph

• Introductory paragraph is the fundamental piece
  of content that acquaints a reader with an
  article.
• It conveys forward what a headline has succeeded
  to do, i.e. grabbing the eye of a reader.
• It connects a reader to the whole content, taking
  forward a reader's attention into the middle of
  the article.

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3. Body / Body Text / Body Copy

• This is a more long and nitty gritty piece of a
  magazine article when contrasted with the
  introductory paragraph of the heading of an
  article.
• A nicely composed body keeps a reader connected
  to an article generally, till the end of the
  article.

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4. Bylines

• It is significant that you recognize the
  individual and the group which has worked on an
  article.
• Normally, the writer's name is composed under the
  headline of the article, which is called as the
  byline.
• It can be written in a similar font size as that
  of the body copy.

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5. Sub-headline / Subhead

• These are utilized to break an article into
  different segments or compartments, showing what
  is the issue here.
• It may be written in a similar text style in
  which the body copy is composed, however it
  should stand apart from the body copy
  simultaneously.

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6. Pull Quotes

• These normally give an alternate angle to an
  article in a magazine, making it look really
  fascinating.
• Quotes help in passing on your story to a reader,
  and whenever combined with pictures, become
  powerful.

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7. Captions for Images

• These should be written such that they add value
  to the picture being utilized in an article.
• A subtitle should depict a picture and should
  normally be put quickly under the picture.

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8. Section Head / Running Head

• These are generally positioned at the highest
  point of each page of a magazine and help readers
  in exploring through an article without any
  problem.
• A running head should be planned creatively so it
  looks great, since it is available on almost all
  pages of the magazine and a reader sees it from
  time to time.
• Thus, it must be visually appealing.

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9. Folio

• It should be designed so as to not irritate a
  reader who looks into it on almost every page of
  a magazine.
• It is a method of putting sheets of papers
  together in your magazine, by collapsing them in
  a specific way.

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10. Box Copy / Panel

• Such boxes contain significant points identified
  with the subject of the article that a reader
  should know while going through a magazine
  article.
• These could be insights or statistics or anything
  genuine in nature which is essential to know.
• Designing the layout of a magazine on a regular
  basis can be challenging.
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