After the reseach (below) we were able to sketch basic ideas of what are magazine would look like.
Research
Codes and Conventions - Magazine Front Covers (music magazine).
- Title; one word, top left hand corner (due to western culture - reading left to right), full page width, unique font (so that the audience relates it to the magazine).
- Picture e.g a band; direct address (not smiling as this conveys attitude which connotes music), medium close up.
- Main cover line - it anchors the meaning of the main image, largest text after the title, coverlines relate to the contents - inticing and teasingt he audience in order to provoke interest.
- Typography (style of the font); consistent with few fonts (Sans Serif and Serif {most commonly used, eg Times New Roman})
- Connotations of the font reflect the target audience and subject - the words frame the main image.
- Positioning Statement - by the title; above or below and imples the need of the magazine.
- Masthead is usually made up of; Title, postioning statement, date and price.
- Barcode - postioned usually bottom right (avoid abstrauction of advert on the back page)
- Buzzwords - eg. 'exclusive'
- Puff - 'something for nothing'
- Strip at the bottom or top of cover - list of names, eg. bands, aritist that are included in the magazine.
- Consistent colour scheme - few colours are used as this creates a proffessial effec
- Snap shots of other artists/bands to allude to content.
Codes and Coventions - Contents pages (music magazine).
- Editorial letter - picture and signiture.
- Pictures of contents, with page numbers - anchor to contents. Usually there is a main image surrounded by smaller images.
- Conscription offers
- Index list
- Magazine name - top left. Alongwith; date, issue number and 'contents'
- Uses headings to divide contents.
- Consistent colour scheme - few colours, sometimes similar to that of the cover.
- Colums - 2 or 3 is standard.
- White background
- Page number then text - one or two words bold or larger text, subline in smaller text.
- Regular contents and features.
- Bottom of page - page number, title, issue number and website.
- An example of a music that breaks the conventions - 'NME' as its weekly it has a regular contents whereby there is a index of artiets that changes.
- Contact details.
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