pictorials
Magazine image layouts
Pictorials are publications or sections consisting mainly of photographs or illustrations rather than text.
Magazine pictorials typically feature a series of images around a theme—fashion spreads, celebrity profiles, or artistic nudes: The actress posed for a pictorial in Vanity Fair.
The term often implies glossy, professionally produced visual content.
Recurring printed publications
- glossiesShiny-surfaced photographs or magazines
- spreadsDistributes over area
- issuesMatters requiring attention
- featuresDistinctive qualities or aspects
editorials · publications · layouts · covers · centerfolds · photo essays · columns · supplements
Pictures explaining text
- renderingsVisual representations of subjects
- drawingsImages rendered by hand
- sketchesRough, quick drawings
- tableauxStriking grouped arrangements
montages · collages · vignettes · storyboards · portraits · scenes · compositions · iconography
Organized efforts toward goals
- visualsPictorial content collectively
- billboardsLarge outdoor advertisements
- displaysVisual presentations or screens
- promotionsElevations in position
branding · lookbooks · catalogs · commercials · endorsements · print ads · posters · banners
Multi-image magazine features
- portraitsImages of specific people
- portfoliosCollections of representative work
- shootsFires or photographs
- posesHeld body positions
lighting · compositions · models · backdrops · retouching · staging · angles · framing
Stored historical documents
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- chroniclesSequential historical accounts
- photojournalismVisual news reporting
- visual evidenceSeen material supporting claims
records · preservation · indexing · inventories · collections
periodicals
Recurring printed publications
- glossiesShiny-surfaced photographs or magazines
- spreadsDistributes over area
- issuesMatters requiring attention
features · editorials · publications · layouts · covers · centerfolds · photo essays · columns · supplements · inserts
illustrations
Pictures explaining text
- renderingsVisual representations of subjects
- drawingsImages rendered by hand
- sketchesRough, quick drawings
tableaux · montages · collages · vignettes · storyboards · portraits · scenes · compositions · iconography · panels
campaigns
Organized efforts toward goals
- visualsPictorial content collectively
- billboardsLarge outdoor advertisements
- displaysVisual presentations or screens
promotions · branding · lookbooks · catalogs · commercials · endorsements · print ads · posters · banners
photo spreads
Multi-image magazine features
- portraitsImages of specific people
- portfoliosCollections of representative work
- shootsFires or photographs
poses · lighting · compositions · models · backdrops · retouching · staging · angles · framing · studio
archives
Stored historical documents
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
- chroniclesSequential historical accounts
- photojournalismVisual news reporting
visual evidence · records · preservation · indexing · inventories · collections
- stampsstamp, stamps, commemorative stamps, mint stamps, used stamps
- philatelystamps, postage stamps, stamp collecting, mint stamps, album
- lad magsPlayboy, Maxim, lad mags, centerfolds, cover girls
- art collectionsmuseums, galleries, collections, painting collections, exhibitions
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Written or printed words
prose · written word · letterpress · typography · manuscripts