Evaluation Question 1

1. EVALUATION
QUESTION 1

2. COVER CONVENTIONS
I based my magazine cover off of the conventions of an elektro magazine
cover, therefore this focused on the normal music magazine conventions,
such as a masthead, cover lines, a main image, headlines a price and a
barcode. Due to my magazine being based on the dance genre I feel that
using the conventions and the overall structure of another popular dance
music magazine to be useful as it will make my magazine more relatable to
the real life elektro covers.
I decided not to break the regular conventions that are used in music
magazine covers, as the audience may not understand the layout and
structure of the magazine if the common conventions are not used or if they
are dramatically changed.

3. COVER FORMS
My cover has followed the house style of my magazine it has been used
throughout the contents as well as the article. Using this technique will
further illustrate that my magazine will be favoured by the audience as it has
been consistent with its forms and conventions.
Colours: The colours that I have used throughout my magazine are the
same I have used black and white to show contrasting colours and I have
used the red to add some vibrance to the pages and to allow the cover and
contents to seem more appealing and inviting.
Images:
Text: The different sizes of the text will also show the different levels of
importance for different elements of the magazine.
Fonts: For the fonts that I have used, I have chosen a wide variety of styles
and colours to make my magazine stand out from others.

4. CONTENTS
CONVENTIONS
The overall layout and structure of my contents page was
heavily based off of an NME page, (seen in the top right
corner). I used this as my inspiration for my contents as
NME is one of the most popular magazines on the market,
so they now what the audience is looking for and they must
know how all the conventions work and how to make them
work well, therefore I have tried to replicate their design and
structure. Also it is conventional for all or most contents
pages to contain a variety of images, page number tagged
next to the focus of the article and for it also to continue
using the house style and colour scheme that is first seen
on the cover.

5. CONTENTS FORMS
The forms on my contents page allow my magazine to stand out from the
others and the forms will mean that my magazine will fit the conventions
found in a music magazine.
Colours: I have used the same colours for my contents that I used for my
cover this has allowed me to keep to the house style that I set.
Images:
Text: The text that I have used in my contents is directly in context with the
coverlines that I have on the cover. The font and size of the text has roughly
stayed the same between my cover and contents. The larger text I have used
for the name of the artist is still larger than the summary of the article this
allows the reader to know who the article is about as maybe their favourite
artist is featured in one and if not it will just be easier to see what is in each
article piece. I have also changed the colours of the artist or bands name to
further differentiate it from the small summary.

6. ARTICLE
CONVENTIONS
I wanted my article to contain a question and answer style of interview as I
felt that this was the easiest to read and follow and would be the most
understandable out of the different types and styles that I could choose from
for my article piece. I used a Q&A of Usher that was published by Vibe
magazine for the framework of my article. I have followed the main
conventions of an article in a music magazine, these being a headline, a
main image, an article and pull quotes.

7. ARTICLE FORMS
Colours: The colours in my article are the same as the cover and contents
so that the article will continue in using the house style of my magazine. I
did this so that it would not become confusing for the audience and it will
keep all the pages of the magazine connected and more understandable.
Images:
Text: