Introduction to Magazine Design - Feature Article Layout-Style 4 (2024)

Discover how to use a large image across both pages of your spread and very little supplemental text.

1.Introduction

2 lessons, 09:28

1.1Course Overview02:30

1.2Storyboard Planning06:58

2.1Choosing a Size02:16

2.2Choosing a Binding03:01

2.3Create a New Document02:10

2.4Create Master Pages08:41

2.5Page Count04:53

3.Developing A Style Template

5 lessons, 34:49

3.1Mastheads07:24

3.2Headlines06:10

3.4Using Word to Import Text05:52

4.Core Pages

8 lessons, 1:05:52

4.1Table of Contents Part 111:02

4.2Table of Contents Part 210:06

4.3Article Spreads Intro03:52

4.4Feature Article Layout-Style 109:03

4.5Feature Article Layout-Style 210:18

4.6Feature Article Layout-Style 307:41

4.7Feature Article Layout-Style 404:31

4.8Placing and Sizing Up Ads09:19

5.Covers

3 lessons, 24:14

5.1Front Cover Part 107:16

5.2Front Cover Part 209:35

5.3Back Cover07:23

6.Proofing & Output

3 lessons, 13:55

6.1Preflighting04:59

6.2Export Presets05:28

6.3Exporting PDFS03:28

7.Conclusion

2 lessons, 03:45

7.1Publishing Options02:41

7.2Final Thoughts01:04

4.7 Feature Article Layout-Style 4

Hi everyone. In this lesson, we're going to wrap up one more design option for you, and hopefully all four of these will give you some great ideas to pursue even more designs than just these four. So the one design that we had yet to touch on was actually a very simple design, and it's not gonna take that much time at all to create, but it's a very powerful spread because it's all based on an image. And the thing about this image is it goes all the way across the page, but it doesn't go all the way to the other side. It leaves some space for some text. Now you can play with this and of course have the image go all the way across and you can place a colored box on top of it. Much like we did in another article design. But this is one that sort of allows you to really have that big pop of an image and then just a small amount of text to supplement that, and really just the pop of color here is what makes this spread come alive. So let's go ahead and dive right in, and go ahead and create this. Okay so here we are again with just a blank document here. We're now on page 12 and 13 of our magazine spread. One thing you'll notice is that we have a master applied to the left side, but not the right side. Because the image is gonna cover all of the right side. So let's go ahead and drop that image in here, have a nice large image of some fruit. And we're just going to have this fill all the way across like so. Now I wanna make sure to avoid that section right there. So we're gonna scootch this over slightly just so that it fits in the space. All right and then the only other thing we had going on was. Again, I'm just gonna copy this because it already exists from the other article. And this is just keeping that simple version of the masthead in use here. And then this, I'm just going to change it up to Arts and Cultures. So we do have a variety in our magazine of topics. And then we're just gonna drag out another text box, fill it with placeholder text. And this time, I'm going to leave it as a, instead of the regular body text, we're going to have it, instead of the regular body text, we're gonna use a San serif font here, just to vary things slightly, but still keep true to our overall design. Okay, I'm just gonna keep filling this with placeholder text. All right, something like that. And I'm going to make this a nice gray and we're gonna make it a larger font and then give this difference, we're gonna make sure that there is a lot more space between our lines than we've had. This is gonna be a much smaller article and then we're gonna go back to our paragraph and make sure that it's justified the same way. Okay, and then we're gonna go ahead and apply a large drop cap here. And then, this is where we're gonna drop in a color. And there's so many colors going on here that I'm gonna use a purple. We already used this in our first article, so it's okay to use it again. And then we are going to go ahead and draw out that other line here in the white space since we have a lot of white space here, and that's okay. We are going to make it the nice orange color and give it a nice wide stroke here and then we are just going to line it up in line with the photo. I think one more, there we go, just like so. All right so as you can see when you have large images, it's very quick and easy to get a layout with a small amount of text, and a large photo in place. So, now that you've had a chance to see four different designs for your magazine features, go ahead and play and explore because there are a lot more options available to you.

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Introduction to Magazine Design - Feature Article Layout-Style 4 (2024)

FAQs

How to layout a magazine article? ›

What are the 10 Key Elements of a Magazine Layout Design?
  1. Headline. It is the most important element of a magazine layout design. ...
  2. Introductory Paragraph. ...
  3. Body / Body Text / Body Copy. ...
  4. Bylines. ...
  5. Sub-headline / Subhead. ...
  6. Pull Quotes. ...
  7. Captions for Images. ...
  8. Section Head / Running Head.

What does the back cover of a magazine contain? ›

Magazine back covers are used to generate additional advertising revenue and will often feature a full-page advertisem*nt. As the last impressions a magazine reader will have, it's the most expensive and coveted position in magazines.

How do you create a feature article layout? ›

  1. Step 1: Research and Planning. Remember, feature articles are still based on factual information. ...
  2. Step 2: Header / Title. Feature articles are known for their eye-catching headers! ...
  3. Step 3: Introduction. Like your title, your introduction also needs to 'hook' in the readers. ...
  4. Step 4: Body. ...
  5. Step 5: Conclusion.

How do you structure a magazine feature? ›

The structure of an article for a newspaper, magazine or website, is usually in three parts:
  1. introduction – engaging the reader, or outlining the main point of the article to follow.
  2. middle – making clear and interesting points about the topic.
  3. end – a concluding paragraph that draws the points together.

What is cover 4 in a magazine? ›

The front cover is also called the first cover, inside front cover (IFC) is called the second cover, inside back cover (IBC) called the third cover and outside back cover called the fourth cover, which is the most expensive after the front cover.

What are the four parts of a magazine? ›

What are the common elements of every print magazine?
  • Cover page. The cover page is the face of the magazine, a canvas that captures attention and conveys the essence of the issue. ...
  • Table of contents. ...
  • Masthead. ...
  • Advertisem*nts or ads. ...
  • Sections or departments. ...
  • Feature articles. ...
  • Editor's letter. ...
  • Letters to the editor.

What are the components of a magazine article? ›

As mentioned above, the main elements of a magazine layout are the headlines, subheadings, images, body copy as well as any ads. When put together, they should each serve their own purpose but come together for a cohesive message.

What is the correct format for a magazine article? ›

The proper format for a magazine article includes a beginning, middle or body, and conclusion. A sidebar gives additional information to engage readers.

How do you arrange articles in a magazine? ›

Tips for organizing magazine articles
  1. Headline. Start with a feature head. ...
  2. Deck. Summarize the story in your deck. ...
  3. Lead. Show instead of tell in a feature lead. ...
  4. Background. Broaden the story in the background section. ...
  5. Nut graph. ...
  6. Body: Section one. ...
  7. Body: Section two. ...
  8. Body: Section three.

What is a typical magazine structure? ›

Magazines have structure

Cover pages. Front-of-book content, which may include columns (including an editorial), letters to the editor, news, quick-hit trend pieces and publisher-focused content. The feature well, typically two to five long-form articles that are more extensively reported and more creatively designed.

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