The succinct ‘come hither’ information on a magazine cover about what’s inside that makes you desperate to buy that issue

Double Page Spread i.e. two pages facing each other, containing one feature

Sometimes called ‘the book’ – a mock-up of a magazine issue to check all is correct before publication

Literally that, a plan of all a magazine’s pages and how they fall, dictated by how the magazine is put together at the printers (saddle stitched/perfect bound), the amount of advertising in that issue and space required for features.

Not capital letters

A page that needs checking before publication

A short quote taken from a feature and placed in a box in larger type to break up large areas of text

Extra information on the subject a feature is written about – often done as bullet points. Also called an information panel.

A running headline, usually along the top or bottom of a page or cover­

The shape, style and size of type being used for text