terms associated with magazine design:

 

portrait  A document layout in which the height is greater than the width. (the opposite of Landscape) Trim marks Marks placed on the printed sheet to indicate where cuts should be made. Digital Proof Colour separation data is digitally stored and then exposed to colour photographic paper creating a picture of the final product before it is actually printed with ink. Airbrush A compressed air tool that sprays a fine mist of paint or ink, used in illustration and photo retouching. Layout A rendition that shows the placement of all the elements, images, thumbnails etc., of a final printed piece. Embossing The molding and reshaping of paper by the use of special metal dies and heat, counter dies and pressure, to produce a raised image on the paper surface. target audience  the specific audience as to which you are writing for; aiming your language and stereotypes at that specific group of people. artwork: Any portion of a published piece that is not text. blurb: A short quote or announcement. cover: The front outside page of a magazine. Also refered to as Cover 1. genre: A category of a certain type of writing, such as horror, romance, mystery, science fiction, and so forth. page layout: The assembly of the elements on a page, including text and graphics. Also called page composition or page makeup. masthead: the main title of the magazine, this can be any font which is best suited to the genre of the magazine left third: this is where all the main information is displayed, this can be price, issue date, and information on the magazine. price: this is how much magazine cost, the price can vary from the genres, popularity of the magazine and the target audience. plugs: this is the additional information that is displayed with the puff. it is the information that is read after the audience is attracted to the magazine. puffs: the puff is the image or images that surround the plug; it's the image that attracts the attention in the beginning.