The art director is the person who establishes the visual language of the publication, and in the legislation is listed in the same sub-paragraph as the page secretary and the designer graphic artist, as an alternative.
The Text of the Sub-Paragraph
The art director or the page secretary or the designer graphic artist taking part in the news field.
| Type of publication | Sub-paragraph | Text |
|---|---|---|
| Daily political newspapers | Art. 19/1-j | Art director / page secretary / designer graphic artist taking part in the news field |
| Weekly political newspapers and magazines | Art. 20/1-j | The same |
| Non-political newspapers and magazines | Art. 21/1-i | The same |
| Fortnightly and less frequent publications | Art. 22/1-h | The same |
| Internet news sites | Art. 27/1-j | The same |
| News and photo agencies | Art. 24/1-j | Page secretary or designer graphic artist taking part in the news field — no art director |
| Anadolu Agency | Arts. 23/1-f, g, ğ, h | Graphic artist — four grades |
| TRT | Art. 25 | None |
| Radio and television | Art. 26 | None |
The Qualification “Taking Part in the News Field”
The qualification in the sub-paragraph is imposed only on the designer graphic artist: the designer graphic artist taking part in the news field. There is no such qualification for the art director and the page secretary.
The Distinction Between the Three Titles
| Title | Detailed article |
|---|---|
| Art director | This article |
| Page secretary | What a page secretary does at a newspaper |
| Designer graphic artist | The designer graphic artist and the news field condition |
| Graphic artist / chief graphic artist | The graphic artist and chief graphic artist agency titles |
The Connection with the Page Layout Rules
In newspapers publishing official announcements, page layout is subject to numerical rules. Official Announcements and Advertisements Regulation Art. 40/2: in texts other than headlines and standfirsts, there must be at least 12 and at most 14 lines every 5 centimetres, and the letters must be no smaller than 8 points and no larger than 10 points.
Art. 40/1: it is compulsory that writing, pictures, photographs, graphics and the like relate to their texts and that the content be easily readable.
We covered the detail in page layout and point size rules in newspapers.
At Internet News Sites
Official Announcements and Advertisements Regulation Art. 62: internet news sites must take care over design and coding technique in line with technological developments, and must ensure that the content is understandable and that the visuals relate to the text. We covered the detail in design and coding requirements for internet news sites.
Conclusion
The art director is an alternative title listed in the Press Card Regulation in the same sub-paragraph as the page secretary and the designer graphic artist taking part in the news field. It is found at newspapers, magazines, fortnightly publications and internet news sites; the art director has been removed from that sub-paragraph in the news and photo agency list, and the sub-paragraph does not appear at all in the TRT and radio-TV lists.