1. In what ways does your media product use,
develop or challenge forms and conventions
of real media products?
By Connor O’Reilly

2. Fonts
• The fonts used throughout my media product are very
conventional for music magazines. On my front cover sans
serif fonts are used to make reading easier and quicker for the
audience, this is used a lot in real media products.
• The fonts on the double page spread and contents page
include more serif fonts for bulk text and descriptions. These
fonts are easier to read when combined it small fonts and
magazines conventionally use serif fonts on double page
spreads. The descriptions on the contents page of my
magazine are in a serif font as they are a fairly small font which
creates an easier read for the audience.
• Various different fonts are used on the front cover to attract
the target audience which is a convention too.

3. Images
• The main image on the front cover uses gaze theory and
direct address to attract the audience. This image also
somewhat conforms to the rule of thirds with the model just
being slightly off centre to make room for lures.
• The image on the DPS takes up the whole left page. Having a
complimenting photo that takes up a whole page is a
convention of a DPS. There is also another photo on the DPS
that is linked to the article which is another convention to
create a better understanding for the audience. Images of
“Just Jack” feature on the front cover, DPS and the contents
page. This is a convention too as he is the main article/feature
which is made clear on the front cover. The main image on the
front cover is usually the big feature of the magazine which is
made clear in my media product by placing different images
of him on each page.

4. Lures
• The front cover and contents page are the only parts of my media product
that include lures. This is because things like the DPS are the items being
advertised.
• The front cover is full of lures which attract the audience as much as it
can. The descriptions on the contents page also act as lures but not as
much as those on the front cover. This is because the front cover is the
first thing the audience sees so you have to try and entice the audience as
much as possible to ensure they purchase it. In this case my magazine
follows the conventions of lures on the front cover.

5. Contents Page
• The contents page uses conventions of real media products. It
does this with the easy “Cover Story” and “Inside” columns. It
features a large black number next to a page title and
description. The description is in a small serif font which
makes it easier to read. It keeps a similar house style with the
headers of both columns keeping the same colours just
different placement.
•There is a coventional header with the logo of the
magazine and “contents” clearly seen so the audience
knows what page they are on. The house style still stays
intact with read and black being dominant still on this
page. There are photos which compliment the articles
features in the two columns which provoke greater
interest from the audience and act as lures. There is a
conventional footer with the logo of the magazine, month
and page number.