2. On both magazines the
title is the biggest text on The main storyline, the one
the page, this proves my that links to the image is the
magazine uses the codes second largest text on the
and conventions of a music cover. This informs the reader
magazine. It is also the that it is the most important
most noticeable which is article in the magazine. This is
needed to be recognised usually at the bottom of the
easily. It is at the top of the page or around the middle
page which follows the and goes cross the artists
codes and conventions as body. Therefore I have
the text should be seen followed the codes and
from left to right conventions.
All the cover lines frame the
My main image is the only main image. They are most
image in my cover, this of the time in bold or
means the image has the capitals to attract the
audience full attention audience. It is usually the
when they look at the artists name that stand out
cover. This is the same for to the readers
Q magazine which my
magazine is based on The barcode and issue
‘British Music’ date and number are
The artists face is never usually in either of the
covered my any form of bottom corners of the
text which is similar on page. I have followed the
my cover, due to the codes and conventions
codes and conventions

3. The heading ‘contents’ is I decided to add a small image
the largest font on the of my front cover in the top
contents, this is so it is corner by the title, this is so
noticeable to my audience. people recognise the front
cover when they are reading
the contents.
There is a block of images, 3
in total. All have the page
number in the corner of the I decided to highlight the most
picture so the reader can important part of the articles in
find the article quickly. This is my contents. This would mean
similar to the Q contents and artists names would be
also follows the codes and highlighted so they stand out to
conventions. the reader.
I decided to add a box with a I decided to have my page
caption of the image inside. I numbers in a different colour
chose these colours as they so it is easier to recognise.
were the colours what came Again, they are in red to
up in my questionnaire. They match my theme of the
also match the British British flag.
theme.
I then added the section in the
My contents is split into 2 bottom left of the page which
sections, features and state the name of the magazine,
regulars. These are split the issue date and number and
up by a text bar stating also the page number which is a
what the following different colour so it stands out
consists of. to the readers.

4. The title on the double page
The opening stand first is in spread is the largest text and Finally I added page
blue to make it more a unique font to the rest to numbers and the issue I added a 3rd
noticeable and also to attract attract readers straight away. date and number to page to my
the audience from the This follows the codes and the corners of each article as I had
beginning, causing them to conventions page more writing
read the rest of the article that need to be
included. I
added the
picture to break
I used drop
up the text and
capitals in
make it more
order to break
appealing to the
the text up so
eye
it didn't look
like a block of
text to the
reader. These
are used in
The image I
music
used bled
magazines as
over onto the
well as quotes
opposite
page, some
magazines to
I highlighted my The colour scheme I used matched I added a quote from the article this to add an
first paragraph so the colour scheme of ‘British’ music onto the image on the opposite effect
it stood out to the which is what my magazine is all page, as usually the image is what
reader, this is about. So I used red, blue and white most people look for so if they like
usually done in all to link to the Union Jack. Codes and the quote they will read the article.
music magazines conventions stick to a colour scheme All music magazines to this,
following codes and conventions