The document summarizes the layout and design conventions of an article from Radio Times magazine. Key aspects include the use of drop caps to indicate the start of the article, a large main image spanning one page to convey the topic, and an enlarged heading on the left with a subheading below. The style represents the in-house magazine format with a navy and white color scheme. The target audience appears to be middle-aged women based on the subject of the main image and language used. Strengths include professionally spaced text and clear, relevant images while weaknesses are a lack of visual interest and limited color palette that may not appeal to younger readers.

1. Radio Times article
Codesand
Conventions:
There are dropcaps
to showwhere the
article starts,this
tellsthe reader
where tostart
readingthe article
The main image is
takenup overone
page to showthe
meaningof the
article
The headingis
enlarged atthe left
handside of the
article
The subheadingis
rightbeneaththe
heading
It has a quote fromthe article inthe centre forthe readerto know what the article isabout
The in-house style isrepresentedinthe basiclayoutof the article
The colour scheme isnavyandwhite;the navywas takenfromthe mainimage on the otherpage
The focal pointisthe mainimage
The target audience looksasif itisfor elderpeople,possiblymiddleclasswomenbecauseof the
subjectinthe mainimage.Alsoitmentions“middle-classhousewife”inthe subheading
The layoutof the article is
The graphics are classicbecause the mastheadandthe font are neat andunedited.Thiscanappeal
to an eldergenerationasthere isnothingthatisdifficulttoread,or see.Everythingis
straightforwardandfunctional. Thissuggeststhatthe tvshow that is beingpresentedisclassic
Strengths:
The imagesare anchoredtothe article
It looksprofessional becausethe spacingof the article iswell aligned
The qualityof the imagesisclear,and one was takenfromthe tv show,sothat showsa linkbetween
the article and the images
It tellsthe readerwhenthe showisat the beginninginitsownsection
The mastheadisbold,so the readercan tell whatthe article isabout
Some of the fontisin italicstoshowthe name of organisationsortitles
The name of the actress isin boldsoyou can tell whothe subjectisinthe mainimage
Weaknesses:
It looksuninteresting
There isa lotof white space surroundingthe mainimage,thismake itlooklike the subjectis
‘floating’
There isa limitedcolourscheme
It doesnotappeal to a youngergeneration