2. Masthead – always big and bold to stand out and also grab the audiences eye
Central Image - includes only one subject, and is a close up of a reggae artist
Lures - normally short and snappy
Colours - somewhere on the page have the iconic colour scheme of red, green &
yellow
Strapline - positioned under the masthead or close to it
Date Line, Pricing and Issue number – These are usually quite small found in the
corners
Barcode –Is positioned in the bottom corners so the shopkeeper can scan the item
easily and also it allow the barcode not to distract from the design of the magazine.
Typically the conventions of reggae music magazine are:
3. In order to make my magazine fit the reggae genre I copied the concept of having a big and bold title in
order to make my magazine stand out and grab audiences eye, this is really important as it’s one of the
first aspect they see. My central image is conventional to other magazines in the same genre as the
subject of the photo is a reggae artist (Reggie Lamar). This is the same with both the Reggae Report and
Reggae Vibes and is the reason why my central is what it is today.
The lures included on the cover I tried to keep short as they are used to intrigue the audience in order for
them to turn the page. This is conventional in the reggae genre but also conventional in any magazine of
any genre. In terms of colour I went straight for the conventional and most identified colours of the reggae
genre which are red, yellow and green, which I learnt from the responses I got in my questionnaire. I used
them within the title of ‘RAG’. For the background I stuck with a dark colour in order for my central image
to stand out against it. In addition I used brightly coloured lures for them stand out but also to keep with
theme of brightly text going. This is also another aspect I took from the Reggae Report and Reggae Vibes
as bright colours have been used for the text on each cover, this is so it stands out in order for your
audience to read them.
Both Reggae Report and Reggae Vibes include a strapline on there cover. In my magazine I’ve done the
same and positioned above the masthead so it can be seen and give the audience insight to the
magazine. On the bottom left hand corner I have chosen to position my barcode and price of the
magazine in order for it not to distract from the aesthetics of the cover and so it can be seen and
scanned.
4. Masthead – always big and bold to stand out and also grab the audiences eye
Images - includes more than one, closes up of reggae artists
Page information – next to the page number there is always more information about
Page Number – allows audience to see what page the article is on (Normally in bold)
Page titles – Lets the audience know what the page is about
Page subtext – adds more information about the page
Website link
Typically the conventions of reggae music magazine are:
5. For the title of my contents page I took Reggae Reports aspect of a big title and place it at the top of the
page, this is so the reader knows what page they are one. Another item I took from Reggae Report was
adding information about the page underneath the page number and title. This give’s my audience an
insight and more information about the page and what they can expect from it. It’s also a common feature
for any magazine to include.
Another common feature for a magazine to have is a page number that’s located at the bottom of the
page. This lets the reader know what page they are on. One of the things I’ve learnt from creating this
page and looking at other content pages is that it needs to make to inviting, colourful and different. This
then attracts my audience (reformers) in more to the page and allows me to stray away from the more
mainstream layout and create something completely different which is what the reformers are all about.
Another link to real media products is the use of adding a website link in the right hand corner. From
doing this is allows me to branch out my product online and can reach more of my audience freely and
also will allow me to promote upcoming features and issues on the site and become a sort of advert for
the magazine which is what Reggae Reports site does and would be something I would include into my
mag.
The final aspect of the page is the picture I’ve chosen to use. The tricky thing with this is that visually it
screams Reggae but when compared to other content pages such as Reggae Report it’s not conventional
as more than one photo is normally used on a contents page and they of things the magazine includes
like say a picture of a new artists that ties in with the page ‘New Artists’. This differently is a challenging
and can be debated on whether I should keep it in my magazine.
6. Title of the article
Pull quote – a part of the main article that’s been taken out and put in quotation marks
Standfrist – A paragraph that opens up the article and gives some information about
the article
Main article – the two pages (what is written)
Images – normally more than one
Page number – found in the corner of the page, lets the audience know what page they
are on
Editor/photographer credit – mentioning of editor and photographer
Website and social links
Typically the conventions of reggae music magazine are:
7. Again just, like the contents and front page it is normally conventional for the double page spread to have a
big bold title. Another item that needs to be included on any double page spread is a standfrist which I’ve
place and the top of the five this just gives a brief introduction into who ‘Reggie Lamar’ is and what the page
is about. The last common feature of a DPS is including a pull quote which is positioned in the grey box and
highlights the last answer in the article. The reason I chose this quote was because I felt that would give the
audience a quick insight into Reggie’s new album and also his opinion on it and then make them want to
read the rest of the article. It conventional for pull quotes to do that in the reggae genre just like in the 2nd dps
I analysis where the pull quote talks about Kirkeldroves opinion on people in the industry.
The images I’ve used on the page are conventional to the reggae genre and other magazines with the genre
as they include props such as dreadlocks, guitar and Rasta hat these are typically associated with reggae
culture, which is what real media products are trying to represent. From the development process I’ve also
been able to represent clearly on this page.
The main point for the this page was to make it look and feel realistic, this is the reason why I chose to have
my double page spread based on a Q&A. It allows me to ask ‘Reggie Lamar’ questions and give the
audience a insight into the artists life. This is conventional to other media products as other dps try to give
the audience a personal opinion. It may not be through a Q&A but I found this was the best way I was able to
bring it through.
Another challenging aspect about this page was to make sure I was using relaxed and casual language as
other in other dps I analysed there would be use of simple and relaxed vocabulary. This again helped when
including a Q&A as then it made it simpler as would just be an simple question then a simple answer.
8. Overall I would say that the most conventional pages would have to be the front cover and the double page spread as both contain all the
conventional listed that I have research within other Reggae magazines (Reggae Report, Reggae Vibes). The reason why I feel my contents page
isn’t as good is because of the unusual layout and only containing one photo which is not on the list of conventions. If I was to redo this page again I
would differently consider added more of the conventions. But some may argue that it attract in my audience more because of how different it is.
