This document provides a checklist for magazine page layout and content for a student magazine production assignment. It includes criteria for the front cover, contents page, editorial section, and a sample double page interview spread. Key requirements are using consistent branding elements like the masthead and web address across pages, including original images and captions, and meeting genre conventions for things like cover lines, bylines, and question/answer formatting in interviews. Completing the checklist itemizes the various components needed to achieve a high grade for the magazine work.

1. Unit G321 - Magazine Page Check list!
Name: Alex Westbrook
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
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3. 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
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)
✓
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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
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5. 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
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
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6. 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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7. 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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