1. Other conventions of magazine front
covers – based on the October 2008
‘EMPIRE’ magazine (pictured)

2. 1) The price is indicated on the Price
upper left hand corner of
the page, in very small font.
The purpose of the small
font is so that the reader will
be enticed by the content of
the magazine before finding
out the price which will
make them more likely to
buy it instead of being put
off straight away by the
price. Although the price is
quite high, at £3.99, this
suggests the quality is high.

3. Date
2) The date is also
present above the
price, ‘October
2008.’ The fact that
a specific date of
publication is not
mentioned
indicates that it is a
monthly
magazine, which
may explain why
the price is slightly
high.

4. An example of ‘Empire’ magazine
presenting their website under 3) The website for the
the masthead magazine is also placed in
small font, usually under the
masthead title, although not
in this particular issue,
which is an added bonus for
audiences who want to find
out more about the
magazine and explore its
content further. This is a way
to keep the magazine up to
date and attract new
audiences by being more
diverse, especially with the
rise of technology these
days.

5. 4) A bar code is also
always present
which denotes
professionalism.
However, it is usually
placed in the bottom
right hand corner of
the magazine to
avoid drawing
attention from other
features of the front
cover.

6. 5) A tagline to entice
the audience into
buying the
magazine, this has
the purpose to raise
enigmas too

7. 6) A masthead
which, along with the
key image, stands out
most on the page.
Therefore it should be
catchy and is usually
in bold, large font
with outstanding
colours.

8. 7) Text that raises
enigmas so that the
audience will want
to buy it and read
on, for example
‘friendships
shatter, evil unites,’
which will urge any
Harry Potter fans to
want to find out
what this is about.

9. 8) The key image
needs to be very
strong in order to
entice the
audience. For
example, Daniel
Radcliffe is looking
straight into the
camera which
immediately makes
the audience feel
engaged.