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Printing Industry Exchange (printindustry.com) is pleased to have Steven Waxman writing and managing the Printing Industry Blog. As a printing consultant, Steven teaches corporations how to save money buying printing, brokers printing services, and teaches prepress techniques. Steven has been in the printing industry for thirty-three years working as a writer, editor, print buyer, photographer, graphic designer, art director, and production manager.

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3 Effective Tips for Magazine Printing

Magazines are a great way of sharing new creative ideas or concepts on a weekly or monthly basis. Magazines have the potential to hook readers and turn them into regular customers. A magazine has so many elements such as content, images, design, etc. that adds up to the quality. Before you dive into the results and benefits that magazines can bring to your brand, there are many other things to consider during the magazine printing that will make it worth reading.

Like any other marketing collateral, magazines are also an essential part of any brand. They not only connect readers to your brand but also establishes your brand personality in the market. To make sure the quality of your magazine turns out to be the best, it is important to consider few tips at the magazine printing stage. Let us discuss some of them.

 Define the Layout

The very first step is to decide the layout of the magazine. Planning is the key to success and the key to design a beautiful magazine. Defining the layout refers to creating grids and frames. Grids with specific tags puts a raw visual of the magazine in front of you that can be easily edited and planned. It also consists of page numbering, fonts, texts, and styles. There should be a consistency in the layout of your magazine.

A Great Cover Photo

The first thing a reader gets to see as soon as they pick up a magazine is the cover photo. Most of the time, visually appealing cover photos become the deciding factor for buyers to buy the magazine. Considering the importance of the cover photo, it is essential to design a cover photo that makes a lasting impression on every reader. A great magazine cover photo can boost sales. Besides that, make sure the cover photo is related to the content of your magazine. It should reflect the strongest story of your magazine well. It is also important to choose a photo that is high quality in resolution and rests pleasant colours. Headlines of the front page is the second thing that grabs the attention of readers after cover photo. Headlines of your magazine should stand out from the background. As most magazine editors suggest, you must avoid green, black, and white in magazine headlines.

Perfect your Content Page

Right after the readers open magazines, content page will be the one that gets attention. Mainly, the quality of magazine depends on the quality of content that it provides. The content design of a magazine should be highly creative, functional, and most importantly allow the readers to find articles easily. Do not try to stuff your magazine as it might confuse the reader. If the content part of the magazine is going to be large, spread it into full two-page without restricting it. The content should be aligned well with perfect headers and interesting images to complement it.

Apart from all these factors, paper quality that the magazine will be printed on, its size, the inks used, and the glue that binds it together, play a very important role in deciding the final quality of a magazine.

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