1. Evaluation
In this media course I have been able to use many different real media products in my coursework
on my front cover magazine. My media product involves allot of codes and conventions that i
followed for a front cover magazine, I developed allot of these conventions onto my front cover
magazine by making sure that there was a main image and no writing was going over the persons
face. My main image was using direct address; also my image was taken as a mid-shot.
Also I made sure that the text colour was appropriate to the magazine and suited the main image
and I kept to the colour scheme. The codes and conventions of a front cover magazine has to make
sure that the title has its own unique font, and make sure that has its own different colour and
stands out, however on my front cover magazine I didn’t use its own unique font as I should off to
make it stand out and show that it is the title, additionally I used its own unique colour, this is
something that I need to develop on making sure that the title is big, bold and unique. The title has
to be aligned straight across at the top of the page which I have followed, however underneath the
title should have a positioning statement which is a line of promotion for itself/ethos which i never
included.
I followed the codes and conventions for the colour scheme which was to include 3 or 4 different
colours to my front cover magazine, I used 3 different colours which where appropriate and suited
main image also.
I have used several cover lines to draw the reader in, they are all the same font, also they frame the
main image however the cover lines that I used on my front cover magazine are not written in
capitals which they should be so that is something that I need to improve on.
Following the codes and conventions of a front cover magazine, it has a main cover line which I did
not use on my front cover magazine; I should improve that next time by using a main cover line
which has larger font than normal cover lines so it anchors the main image. The maximum cover
lines that should be used on a front cover magazine is 5/6 which i used 5 on my front cover
magazine, i also used sub lines underneath my cover lines to give a little bit more information out
than the cover lines do.
I followed the codes and conventions for a front cover magazine by using a barcode which is placed
at the bottom right of the magazine, I also used a date in smaller font underneath the masthead, and
however I did not use price, issue number or website on my front cover magazine which should be
included on it.
Codes and conventions of a front cover magazine usually has buzzwords on it to suggest something
special to the magazine, I didn’t use any buzzwords on my front cover so to improve that I could add
some buzz words on it to make it the best .
The software that I used for my front cover was Adobe Photoshop, I found it easy to use because the
tools was all at the left hand side of the page and was simple, everything that i needed to use to put
on my front cover magazine was all there.

2. Furthermore, In this media course my media product involves allot of codes and conventions that I
followed for a contents magazine, I developed allot of these conventions onto my contents page by
making sure that I have kept to the same colour scheme that I have used for my front cover
magazine and used 3 to 4 different colours, so that it keeps its brand identity.
I have written contents at the top of the page in large front so that it is obvious that it’s the content
page also I have included the website and the phone number on it to make it look more like a
contents page. On the contents magazine there should be an issue number and date normally
underneath the contents at the top however I never used them on my contents magazine, I should
improve it next time by including them on it to and following the codes and conventions and develop
them better onto my contents magazine.
Codes and conventions for a contents magazine has a specific layout, the main image is the largest
and normally takes up more than one column however on my contents page I didn’t have a specific
main image I had several images on my contents page, therefore to make it better I will need to
follow and develop the conventions onto my contents page by using a main image to make my work
better. My images link into my double page spread as I have used page numbers on to go with each
story.
The font size that is used for the contents page should really be 11/12 which I have used for my
contents page so that it is consistent throughout and easy to read. The size 12 font should be for
each title, and the size 11 font should be for the line of text underneath, which I have followed and
developed onto my contents page.
Usually on a contents page there is an editor’s letter to welcome and inform the audience, also
credits to credit the photographer for front cover photos etc however on my contents page it
doesn’t include this information so next time in order to make my contents page better and get the
best possible marks I will develop this convention onto my contents page.
Following the codes and conventions there is usually subscription information usually at the bottom
right, it contains website and address also phone number, name of editor, price and issue number.
On my contents page i included the website and phone number, I didn’t write the address, name of
editor, price or number of issues, so in order to improve my contents page will have to develop all of
this convention onto my work.
There is always one main image and several subsidiary images which link into other stories i included
this convention onto my contents page.
The software that i used for my contents page was quark express i found it harder than using
photoshop becase it was the first time i had used it before, the tools was on th left hand side like
photoshop but it was more complicated to use, e.g . i found it hard to import images onto my
contents page however the more i used it the more it become easier. Everything that i needed to
use to make my contents page looking good all the tools was there.