1. FRONT COVER:
I used the general conventions of a magazine front cover to construct a sense of realism, for
example I used a masthead (title), date, issue number, main cover image, main cover stories, other
stories and a bar code. These features are needed for the appearance of a magazine can be
constructed however to adhere to a certain audience these features need to be adjusted in some
ways. For example I decided to use a low angle shot of the band jumping for the main cover image as
it captures the life of an indie/rock individual; as these individuals are stereotypes as fun and easy
going. My front cover portrays a cluttered appearance which I also a conventional features of many
indie/rock magazines. I also decided to use a red, black, white and gold colour scheme which is also
associated with indie/rock magazines.
CONTENTS PAGE:
My inspiration for my contents page came from a previous edition of NME magazine, this helped me

2. Adjust my contents page to the style of an indie/rock music magazine. The contents page does not
follow the conventional concept of a list of numbers labelling the information however it takes a
more creative perspective on things and uses the entire page and uses pictures and numbers to
display the information which is featuring in the magazine. I followed the colour scheme from the
front cover onto the contents page as this is conventional, it also keeps consistency. I labelled the
top of the page with ‘This Week’s News’, this is a conventional feature in which NME use therefore
addressing the features of an indie/rock magazine however it also allows the reader to know this is
the contents page.
DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD:
I followed the conventional features of a double page spread by using images, pull quotes, writing
my story in columns, story headline and putting names or important information in bold. I also tried
to be as creative as I could by using Polaroid templates for the background for some of my pictures. I
also used puzzle pieces as a background for some of my pull-quotes. I thought this was creative yet
also symbolic for aspiring young artists/musicians as those careers are like climbing up a ladder, like
reaching to the top you have to few the bigger picture, and all the little shows piece together for
bigger recognition.