Friday, 29 January 2016

Contents page and double page spread guidelines

Contents page:

  • Multiple images
  • If just one image per page then do 2 or 3 contents pages
  • Reflect your cover stories
  • Largest image should be the cover star
  • Not all contents is on the contents page
  • Approx 60 pages - Weekly 
  • Approx 140-180 pages - Monthly
  • Divide contents into sections
  • Page number - At least page 6 upwards
  • Subscription offer
  • Letter from the editor
  • Magazine branding - Colour and logos
Double page spread:
  • A3 Landscape - 300 DPI
  • Page numbers
  • Usually towards the end - Weekly - 40 upwards, Monthly - 80-90 upwards 
  • Big letter at the beginning of the first paragraph - Dropped Cap
  • Pull-out quote
  • Columns - Photoshop for graphics, headlines and photos, Publisher - To place in the columns
  • Columns - 6-12 words

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