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Magazine Anatomy

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The lines used to organize a layout during the design process. These are later removed.

a)

frame

b)

border

c)

grid

d)

margin

2.

The title of the article or story. Usually placed in a large and bold font for easy readability.

a)

Headline

b)

Masthead

c)

Slug

d)

Title

3.

Any photographs, drawings, illustrations, graphics, etc. used in a design.

a)

Graphics

b)

Art

c)

Pics

d)

Snap

4.

Text that follows the headline, usually giving more information about an article. May not be included in all articles.

a)

Follower

b)

Lead-in

c)

Description

d)

Deck

5.

Tells who wrote the article. It may appear at the beginning or the end of the article, depending upon the magazine.

a)

Caption

b)

Byline

c)

Folio

d)

Registration

6.

A small story or piece of information that relates to the main text. Often placed in its own colored box to separate it from the main text.

a)

Sidebar

b)

Puff piece

c)

Sidestory

d)

Info bar

7.

A key phrase, quotation, or excerpt that has been pulled from an article to highlight an important point and/or draw readers in.

Used as a graphic element, and is often displayed in a different font, style, or color than the article text.

a)

Pull text

b)

Pull piece

c)

Key pull

d)

Pull quote

8.

Informative design elements used to break up large chunks of text, tell the reader what is coming, and fill space. Often uses a different font and color than the article text.

a)

Subhead

b)

Text breaker

c)

Paragraph header

d)

Small headline

9.

Space between columns of text.

a)

Trim

b)

Margin

c)

Alley

d)

Gutter

10.

Space between text columns and the interior binding.

a)

Gutter

b)

Margin

c)

Trim

d)

Alley

11.

Space between page content and the cut edges of the page.

a)

Alley

b)

Gutter

c)

Trim

d)

Margin

12.

The cut edges of a page along the top, bottom, and side.

a)

Margin

b)

Trim

c)

Gutter

d)

Alley

13.

Text appearing at the bottom of pages. It may include the page number, magazine name, and issue number/date.

Is should be as unobtrusive as possible.

a)

Caption

b)

Spread

c)

Credit

d)

Folio

14.

All the pages of a magazine intended to be viewed together as one unit. The same theming, fonts, colors, etc. should be used throughout.

a)

Deck

b)

Folio

c)

Spread

d)

Base

15.

Text describing what appears in a photo, illustration, or graphic.

a)

Registration

b)

Caption

c)

Folio

d)

Infographic

16.

A large, decorative letter used to draw a reader's eye to the start of a story or paragraph.

a)

Ascender

b)

Descender

c)

Dropcap

d)

Bigcap

17.

The name of the photographer or artist who contributed images to a layout. It may appear at the beginning or end of an article, or near each image.

a)

Art cap

b)

Art credit

c)

Art sig

d)

Art line