This document discusses various page layout elements used in magazines, including margins, columns, page numbers, and orientation. It also covers grids which are used as guidelines to arrange elements, and design devices like headlines, straplines, drop capitals, pull quotes, and crossheads which are used to break up text and draw the reader's attention.

1. Task 1- Page Layout
By Haris Shaikh

2. Margins- This is the
area around the
edge of the page
where you avoid
putting key piece of
text.
Columns-
Magazines often
use columns of text
rather than allowing
the writing to go
right across the
page.
Page numbers- This
number indicates
what page you are
on and makes
navigating through
the magazine much
easier. It is also
used to reference
location of articles.
Orientation- This
refers to the way
the information is
presented on a
page. Portrait is
the most common
in magazines but
landscape pages
do exist.
Conventions
Grids- grids are a system used to arrange the elements
on a page. They do not appear on the finished product
and are used as guidelines.

3. Devices
Headlines/Hea
der- This is the
main title of
the article.
Strapline- this
is a body of
text which
appears after
the heading
that gives
more
information on
the article.
Baseline- this
is an imaginary
line that the
text rests on. Drop capitals-
This is the first
letter of a
paragraph that
is enlarged to
drop down one
of more lines.
Pull quote- this is a small part of the body copy which is made to stand out
and grab the readers attention. Usually a different size, weight, colour and
font to the body copy to make it stand out.
Crossheads-
these are
headings
which are set
into the body
of text to break
it up into more
easily readable
sections.