Editorial Design Terms

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Editorial Design

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Designing layouts for things like magazines or newspapers, making content easy to read and attractive.

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Cover Line

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Text on a magazine cover that highlights main stories or features.

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Tagline

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A short, memorable phrase on the cover that captures the magazine’s personality or theme, helping readers understand what it's about.

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Gutter

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The space between two pages where the pages meet; avoid putting important text or images here.

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Widow

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A single word or short line of text at the start or end of a paragraph, creating awkward space.

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Orphan

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A single word or short line left alone at the top of a new column or page, making the layout look unbalanced.

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Bleed

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Extra space around the edges of a design to ensure color or images go to the page’s edge after trimming.

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Margins

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Space around the edge of a page that keeps text and images from going too close to the edge.

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Kerning

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Adjusting the space between letters in a word to improve readability and look.

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Leading

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The space between lines of text that makes reading easier.