Layout and Fonts

By: Sir Khalid RehmanLayouts and FontsFonts have great impact on the overall professionalism of a magazine conveys. Too many font faces is visually confusing to the reader. Too much varied stuff can be tiring on the eyes too.- It is always good to use only one to two font families--one for the headlines and subheads, one for the body text.-  Research shows that serif fonts, especially small ones, are easier to read than san-serif fonts. The eye tracks across the serifs of the letters making reading easier.- ALL CAPS are difficult to read....

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Meeting the Production Deadline

By: Sir Khalid Rehman Meeting the Production DeadlineWhat is a typical production schedule for a magazine?There is no typical schedule; only a specific one.To calculate the timeline, you have to work backwards. From the appearance of the magazine right up to its planning and assigning of the contents to contributors, designers, etc. Both advertising and editorial section have to work together to meet the deadlines. Remember that meeting deadlines is essential to on-time publishing of the magazine. A magazine that does not reach the bookstall or...

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Bringing Out Your Own Magazine

By: Sir Khalid Rehman You Can Bring Out Your Own Magazine Be a magazine editor/publisher. Learn the ropes and try bringing out your own magazine. If you have have no experience, learn from others’ experience. When publishing a magazine for the first time you may make a few technical mistakes. To avoid them, learn some basics and attempt a try. Get InspiredGet a few magazines that you like. Go through them and try to find why you liked them at first sight. Why would anyone else find them eye-catching? Why would a general reader want to find in...

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Magazine Catergories

By: Sir Khalid Rehman MAGAZINE CATEGORIES PeriodicityDaily Weekly Fornightly Monthly Quarterly Annually Bi-annually Circulation (Distribution)Paid (Priced) Free Controlled (insider or industry magazine) Subject Adult Art Automobile Boating & water sports Boys Bridal Business Children Computer Consumer or customer Cooling & gourmet Digests Education Fiction Girls Health & fitness Home & garden Horror fiction Humour International Lifestyle & culture Literature Local (city) Luxury Music Nature News Online Parenting Photography Political  Pulp...

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