Colour fill DTP techniques Contrast and harmony can be Column rule Bleed achieved by formatting the text box This column rule gives this page a to use This main image bleeds off the print- appropriately. These two text boxes more formal look, and separates the- ing area and through the margin. use a blue/ grey fill which harmonises se two sections. Reverse This creates an informal feel to the with the main picture, but contrasts The body text colour is page. with reds used in the headers. black. The text of the sub- heading has been re- versed, and the box filled with a darker colour. This Header SPECIAL FEATURE SPECIAL FEATURE creates contrast and gives This is called a running the page interest. header, and appears on Excitement...what it is all about every section of the mag- azine. Lead singer Tom explains The song "Vlad the Impaler" was re- Heading leased as a free download for a period the Kasabian philosophy This introduces a separate of 4 days, as a preview for the album. section of the article. The promo video for "Vlad the Impaler" stars Noel Fielding of The Mighty Where do you Boosh.The album's first official single prefer to per- Tilt was the track "Fire", which was re- form? leased on 1 June 2009, and the song Scotland—the This image is tilted, "Where Did All the Love Go?" was re- crowds are al- Headline leased as the second official single. which catches the ways up for it The third single "Underdog" was used The headline introduces and go mental. reader‘s attention. It in the movie Takers (2010). the article. In this case, On 14 June 2009, West Ryder Pauper creates a modern feel, Why do you which will appeal to the bold fonts create em- Lunatic Asylum reached number one in hate some phasis, and the reverse the UK top 40 charts, spending two other bands’ the youthful target weeks there. West Ryder Pauper Luna- Lead singer Tom boring attitudes? text on the blue/ grey fill tic Asylum was shortlisted for the 2009 All rock bands have a responsibility Declaring war on the ‗dull‘ music scene…. Mercury Prize, and was named 'Best gives it visual impact. to live the life of a rock star—who Album' at the 2009 Q Awards. The wants to hear about Chris Mar- Caption band won "Best Group" at the 2010 tin‘s vegan diet or the Fratellis Gives information KASABIAN Brit Awards. At the 2010 Q Awards going to bed early? People want the band won the "Best Act In The about the image. an escape from the grinding rou- World Today". Drop capital tine of life, and we‘ll give them it! This larger first letter sig- asabian burst on to the British music sorely missing. They have since gone The song "Fire" was used as K scene in 2004 with the release of from strength to strength, be- nifies the start of the arti- the Barclays Premier League Favourite festival? Sub-headings their eponymous debut coming the major attrac- theme song for the 2010–11 T in the Park, or any Scot- These break up the cle. The use of reverse album. Disgusted with tion at festivals over the ―We are the season Matchday pro- tish festival! large section of body also attracts interest. the clean living ‗non‘ years.As guitarist gram.Future (2010– antics of the current biggest band Serge says: ―Oasis present) text. The use of the ac- groups of the time- have gone. We are Hanging indent Coldplay, Keane, etc. in Britain‖ the biggest band in- Kasabian started work on cent colour produces a The body copy has been —they vowed to bring Britain now. Kasabian their fourth album in No- visual rhythm. stepped in from the text back some of the excite- are to headline the Isle of vember 2010. ment and glamour that had been Wight and Rockness festivals. frame, to create more white space. Page 6 Festivalseason.com Festivalseason.com Page 7 Column Page number (folio) Pull quote Columns are used to re- Gutter Text wrap This has been selected from the This separates columns, strict the length of the As it suggests, the text Cropped image lines of text, making them body copy. In this case, the oval and helps to de-clutter the text box contrasts with the box wraps around the image. This is an image with the page. easier to read. They also shapes of the page. Often a con- background removed. It produce a visual structure troversial statement is used, and creates a more interesting to the page. this draws the reader into the shape. article. Desktop Publishing Text formatting Justified text produces verti- A drop capital indicates the cal lines on each side. It gives start of the article and in- the text a strong visual shape, Text dents the main body copy but can create unwanted hy- Text size is measured in phenation and exaggerated Text is obviously used throughout a publication, and it is put to different uses to points. next to the drop capital: word spacing. the satisfy particular requirements of the piece. Headers and footers appear at the top and bottom of the page respectively, and give information , such as date, page, the feature concerned, etc. Headings and titles give an introduc- Last year, the presence of the mighty Kasabian, global superstar JayZee tion to the article, and subheadings divide the article into smaller sections. 22 point bold text ast year, the presence 14 point regular text and even Madness kept up the festi- Pull-quotes draw the reader‘s attention to the article and captions explain an L of the mighty Kasabian, val‘s reputation as one of the best. image or photo. The main body of text is called body type, or body copy. global superstar JayZee and even Madness kept up the festival‘s reputation as one of the best. Right-aligned text can look sophisticated and is often Typeface used for subheadings and Fonts are in two styles— serif and captions. sans serif. 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Last year, the presence of the mighty Kasabian, An indent is a good way of Left-aligned text can make global superstar JayZee signifying the beginning of a the publication appear more and even Madness kept new paragraph: sophisticated. It is the most up the festival‘s reputation commonly used alignment. as one of the best. Examples of fonts This year‘s T in the Park Last year, the presence of Text wrapping allows text may have one of the lowest the mighty Kasabian, global Times New Roman Arial Arnold Bock- to be placed around an im- Baskerville Old Face key line ups in recent years, superstar JayZee and even age or graphic. Century Schoolbook Europa lin with few major stars of note. Madness kept up the festi- Last year, the presence val‘s reputation as one of Tahoma Gospel Last year, the pres- of the mighty Kasabian, the best. ence of the mighty global superstar JayZee Serif fonts Sans serif fonts Fun fonts Kasabian, global and even Madness kept up superstar JayZee the festival‘s reputation as and even Madness kept up the one of the best. festival‘s reputation as one of Contrast can be created in a publication by using a sans serif font for the title, and a the best. serif font for the main body text. A good ‗rule of thumb‘ when deciding on font styles is keep it simple - use 1 sans serif font for headings, subheadings and captions, and 1 serif font for body type. .