Hey guys! Today's post will be focused on what a feature article is and how to write one. In all honesty, this is the part I think I will struggle with most when making my product, so I'm slightly wary of it all. But the only way I'm going to know is if I get started!
Quite often content articles are titled with a play on words pertaining the topic discussed. In the example to the left, the article talks about Leigh Newman and her life growing up in the outdoors of Alaska, the article is titled " Call of the Wild" to relate to the discussion of outdoors in the text. In the example to the left, that same is done in the article talking about the smaller singer Janelle Monae, the title being "Tiny and Mighty" to show her talent despite her size.
However, this was all just my initial observations. Upon more research, I came across an introduction on how to properly create a feature article spread and details on the different attributes such as:
- Verso
- The left page of the spread that usually contains the main story with the text and always has an even number.
- Recto
- The right page of the spread that usually contains the main image and always has an odd number.
- Gutter
- The middle dip of a magazine where all the pages are bounded together. Known as the middle ground between the verso and recto and is usually left blank in order to prevent loss of information or visuals.
- Bleed
- Whenever words or images break across gutter margins.
- Images
- An obvious primary image dominating the spread
- Headline
- Usually positioned at the top of the article or page to give the reader a quick easy tell into what the text will be about
- Kicker
- The text underneath a headline that introduces the article and acts like a link between the header and the rest of the story.
- Main Copy
- The article or story body where all the text is.
- Columns
- The standard style for most magazines is a two-column divided page where the text is split to make a simple but elegant design.
- Alley
- The space between the columns and that separates the copy for easier distinction.
- Drop Capital
- The larger capital letter at the start of the main copy that wraps around to make it visually appealing.
- Widow
- A design flaw that leaves a deck (line of text) with only one word.
- Pull-quote
- Visually attractive and breaks up a large column of copy.
- Byline and Photo Credits
- Simple acknowledgement to the writer and photographer.
- Folio
- Usually at the bottom of the page and is the page number occasionally accompanied by the magazine's logo.
After learning about the main features needed and implemented into a feature article spread, I can confidently say I feel a lot more comfortable with the idea of making one. I still don't think It'll be easy, but I have faith that I'll be able to manage a lot better than I would've before I look into all this information. With that, that's all I got for today.
Thanks for reading, I'll see ya next time!
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