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GCSE Media Studies · key term
The arrangement of images, text and other elements within a media product.
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The arrangement of images, text and other elements on a page or screen.
Revise: Technical, print, symbolic and verbal codesPrint codes include design, layout and typography. Design concerns the product’s overall stylistic choices. Layout concerns the arrangement of elements.
The arrangement and positioning of elements within a media product.
Answer the focus named in the question: design and layout is narrower than codes and conventions generally.
Keep each answer focused on its named element. For layout and design, analyse placement, size and relationships between elements rather than simply describing what an image shows.
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Revise: Component 1 Question 1: media languageLayout and design concern how the page is organised and styled. Look at the relative size and position of images and text, visual hierarchy, typography and colour palette. Explain what becomes prominent and how the arrangement links the elements.
The arrangement of images, text and other elements on a page, which guides attention and navigation.
