When analysing magazine covers, you should be able to identify all of the following elements:
Boost: picture boost (usually front page) pic promoting a feature or story in later pages
Strap boost: as above, but with a strapline, not a picture
Centre of visual interest (CVI) - The prominent item on a page usually a headline, picture or graphic.
Cropping: the elimination of parts of a photograph or other original that are not required to be printed. Cropping allows the remaining parts of the image to be enlarged to fill the space.
Filler: extra material used to complete a column or page, usually of little importance.
Flush left: copy aligned along the left margin.
Flush right: copy aligned along the right margin.
Golden ratio: the rule devised to give proportions of height to width when laying out text and illustrations to produce the most optically pleasing result. Traditionally a ratio of 1 to 1.6.
Masthead - Main title section and name at the front of a publication.
Sell - Short sentence promoting an article, often pulling out a quote or a interesting sentence.
Talkie headline: a quote from one of the people in the story used as a headline
This vocabulary is essential for any student aspiring to a B or above.
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