1. In what ways does your media
product challenge forms and
convections of real media products?
Asli Yousef

2. What are forms?
• A form is a physical shape or configuration of
something.
• The form of a music magazine would be to
have a front cover, main image, masthead.
• It would also be produced on glossy paper and
would visibly present the genre through use of
images typography and colour scheme.

3. What are convections?
• Convections are a way in which something is
usually done; within a particular activity or
area.
• Main conventions of a music magazine: New
music, artists, trends and fashions.
• It shows the genre of the magazine i.e POP,
R&B, Hip-Hop.

4. Forms and convections of a real
magazine?
Masthead in the
‘left hand third’
Pull quotes
Promotional
giveaways
Thumbnails
which reveal
more from inside
he magazine.
Barcodes and
price tags
Consistent
blue red
and white
colour
scheme.
Quotes from
interviews
Fashion
trends

5. Forms and convections of my magazine ?
Masthead sticks
to the
convections,
bubbly and
bright.
Main image, my magazine has
one image with visual hierarchy
however other pop magazines
may have numerous images
with no hierarchy. Also during
my research I came across the
fact that many of the models
are of a white/black
background, however my
model is a young Somali
which my target audience
noticed when I interviewed
them, so this challenged the
convections of a pop magazine.
Fashion trends
challenges
convections as it
usually includes
photographs of
items of clothing
Thumbnails of
promotional
giveaways
included in mag.
Barcode and price
tags which is
essential for any
magazine.
Quotes from
the magazine
which is a main
convection of a
music magazine
More fashion
trends & pink
white and black
colour scheme.
Clear skyline to
promote mag.
Competitions
to promote
mag.

6. Forms and convections of a real
contents page?
Contents
page
Print screen of
mag.
Subheadings
Thumbnails
Page
numbers
Fashion

7. Forms and conventions of my contents
page?
Thumbnails
similar to the
convectional
contents page
Print screen of
mag which I
decided to use as
it is a more
interesting way of
presenting my
contents page
Subheadings
Fashion which
is frequently
included in
pop
magazines.

8. Forms and conventions of a double
page spread?
Heading of
article
Main
image of
artist
Name of
artist
Article
about
artist.
Heading of
article

9. Forms and conventions of my double
page spread?
Title of
article
Article
about
artist
Quote from
article which
convectional
Thumbnails
of other
images.
Many
double
pages do not
have this,
however I
included this
to make my
magazine
more
appealing
Page numbers
Main image of the
artist, which is a
convectional feature
for all double page
spreads