Magazine pages checklist

1. Unit G321 - Magazine Page Check list!
Name: _______________________________________________________
In order to achieve an A- B grade for your magazine production work, tick ✓ off each
criteria as you go along or when you think you have completed each page.
Front Cover
Convention Done
✓
Masthead (Title) – www.dafont.com
Strap line above or below the Masthead
– e.g “The UK’s best….” Or something
with some alliteration in OR something
similar to your magazine of
inspiration.
Headline (Main story) and anchoring
main image (Original) that is carefully
manipulated – See Video on ‘Advanced
Hair Selection’
✓
At least 3 supporting Cover lines that
reflect the genre (type) of magazine
✓
Smaller images (original) to support
each Cover line (Neatly presented)
✓
Barcode (Google Images or Folder) ✓
Date ✓
Issue 1 ✓
Price ✓
Web address – e.g
www.nameofthemagazine.com
✓
Social networking link – e.g
Facebook/Twitter/Spotify logo and
supporting address –
e.g. #nameofmagazine
✓
Competition (Puff) and other
appealing language such as “exclusive”
✓
Magazine Brand Identity ✓
Smaller version of the Masthead near
the Barcode
✓
Make sure everything is symmetrical
using the Ruler Tool
✓
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2. Contents Page
Convention Done
✓
Magazine logo (or Masthead) at the top
of the page or somewhere noticeable
that is repeated from the Front cover.
✓
Page number (Bottom right) and web
address (bottom right) – e.g:
www.nameofthemagazine.com 3
The Web address MUST be the same
as your Front Cover and across the
pages!
✓
Editorial
Refer to the following areas:
• Welcome to the magazine’s first
issue
• Introduce who you are (the editor)
and what the magazine aims to
achieve each week/month
(depending if your magazine is a
weekly or monthly)
• Discuss 2-3 stories/things
included in this issue – refer to
your chosen main stories form the
front cover
• Ending – e.g Thanks and for more
details please don’t hesitate to
contact me etc.
✓
Picture of you (Editor) – Neatly
presented and reflective of the Genre
of the magazine
✓
Signature ✓
Editor details
e.g – Adam Fox – Editor
Name of magazine
info@nameofmagazine.com/editor
Social Networking logo
✓
Contents
- Refer to each story from the
Front cover
- Page numbers
- Brief summary of each story
- Categorise each story into
sections
✓
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3. e.g: -
Sixth Form Life
8 – Tom Spink
The star of sixth form life talks about….
Original Images to support the story
(main stories) anchored (supported) by
a page number and caption *brief
description)
e.g –
18
Indy exclusive review
✓
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4. Double Page Spread
Convention Done
✓
Page number and web address format
– EXACTLY the same as your Contents
Page!
✓
Page number – MUST match what you
stated on the Contents Page
✓
Magazine logo or Masthead on the
page somewhere (to get m arks for
Brand awareness)
Name of the person being interviewed
clearly
✓
Stand First - Brief introduction to the
person being interviewed – e.g
Justin Bieber, 17 stops mid-way through
touring the UK to discuss fashion, fears
and… females exclusively with our editor
(your name) and you the readers of (name
of magazine)
✓
Magazine responsibilities – eg:
Editor: You!
Photography: Ben Andrews
Stylist (if relevant): John Smith
You can put this on the first page or at
the end of the interview.
Check to see what they have done in your
“Magazine of Inspiration”
✓
Minimum (across the 2 pages!) of 10-12
Questions and answers
✓
Differentiate Questions and answers –
for example have the question in a
different colour/font style – e.g:
What’s your name?
My name is Mr Crafts
Make sure your colours match the colour
scheme of the rest of your magazine!
✓
Editor initials next to every Question
e.g - NC: What’s your name?
Interviewee’s initials next to every
Answer
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5. e.g - JS: My name is John Smith
Images – Original – of the person being
interviewed and supported by
captions!
e.g
Above: Justin Bieber relaxing on tour
Ending Paragraph to the interview
with an e-media link (convergence)
e.g:
Check out the full interview and an
exclusive performance of Justin Bieber at
Woking theatre at:
Magazine web address
Social networking logo and supporting
address
Drop Capital –
Start the interview with a Drop Capital
that helps establish the Brand Identity of
the magazine – e.g Masthead font style
✓
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6. e.g - JS: My name is John Smith
Images – Original – of the person being
interviewed and supported by
captions!
e.g
Above: Justin Bieber relaxing on tour
Ending Paragraph to the interview
with an e-media link (convergence)
e.g:
Check out the full interview and an
exclusive performance of Justin Bieber at
Woking theatre at:
Magazine web address
Social networking logo and supporting
address
Drop Capital –
Start the interview with a Drop Capital
that helps establish the Brand Identity of
the magazine – e.g Masthead font style
✓
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