The document discusses how the media product uses and develops conventions of real music magazines. It uses conventional magazine elements like mastheads, banners, and page numbers. However, it challenges conventions by using multiple images per page instead of just one main image, and arranging pictures of an artist over one page in a panel design not commonly seen. Overall it incorporates traditional magazine styles but also adds some unconventional and creative elements.

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

2. The skyline and bottom
banner are very conventional
in most music magazines that
The masthead, pug and
decide not to use a simplistic
selling line are also very
style.
common in music
magazines, such as
Kerrang! Magazine.
I have decided to have more
than one image, though only
one of the images contains a
model. This is used so that I have used a plain background
the magazine is still so that all of the other layers
interesting but the attention is will stand out and be easy to
still on the main model. see, similar to most music
magazines, such as Q and
NME. Instead of just having the
Bar codes are usually model on a plain background I
placed in the bottom right have some small logos and
corner, but I have made artwork scattered around the
mine visible as some of the page to make it more
parts of it are necessary interesting.
and useful to the customer.

3. My contents page is very
orderly and formally laid
out rather than being
messy. The page doesn't
particularly look interesting
apart from some of the
images I have used.
Contents pages are used
to serve a purpose, so the
writing is clear and stands
out from its background.
I have made an editors
letter section acting as a
preview for the issue.
There is an advert for
subscriptions with inverted
colours to stand out and
be differentiated from the
other text.
This page is very conventional so that it is useful and easy to navigate.

4. I have used a white background
so everything can stand out
from the background and make
a mark on the page. The mast
head has its own black outline
to emphasize the colour to a
further extent.
I have used four separate
pictures of Paul over one page
as it takes the text and pictures
apart rather than having them
jumbled together. This has also
become a more creative aspect
as the panel design isn't used in
many magazines, it could
symbolise four different This page has conventional page numbers
personality aspects. Fans also and a use of the magazine name in small
want to see a lot of pictures of print next to the numbers.
the star, so I have used a
variety.
Despite using a plain white background I have added two outlines
of instruments to fill in white gaps while still maintaining relevance
to the magazine.