Extra Magazine Terms

Line

Eyes moving

Composition:

arrangement of text and visual elements. What goes where? 

Tableau:

Front Cover of a Magazine 

Cartoon/Illustration =

Animated features 

Graphic Design/

Computer Generated Imagery

Editorial Photography/Tableau =

visual storytelling that accompanies an article or conveys a creative concept rather than selling a product 

Mixed Mediums =

Imagery/color/font --> a different range 

Focal Point =

where eyes lands first 

High Aperture

(Not Fuzzy) 

Low Aperture

(Background Fuzzy) 

Scale and  

Proportion

Minimalism vs.  

Maximalism

Movement

 

(how the eye moves) 

 

Color Symbolism: 

What does it mean? 

Triadic and Split Complementary =

Uses three colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel, forming a perfect triangle. 

Analog Colors:

Close on the Color Wheel 

Tertiary =

 

hues made by mixing one primary color with one adjacent secondary color on the color wheel 

 

Low Key =

 

minimalist Design

 High Key =

use bright, even lighting and predominantly white or light backgrounds to create a clean, modern, and energetic aesthetic 

Accent = Shadow

to create depth 

Emphasis =

to draw focus on a subject 

Proximity =

close to each other? 

Text Minimalism vs

Text Maximalism 

Overlapping and  

Opacity =

How transparent something is on the cover – layering/fading 

Positive Space =

the main subject, focal point, or filled area 

Serif, Sans Serif, Decorative 

Flat vs Beveled / Shadowed