The document discusses several conventions commonly found in pop magazines, including: - The masthead, which catches the reader's eye on the front cover. - A background image featuring a popular celebrity and eye-catching story to draw attention. - Cover lines on the left side that describe additional stories inside. - A colour scheme that appeals to the target audience. - Clear page numbers to help readers navigate easily. - Exclusive stories not published elsewhere to encourage buying the magazine. - Colloquial language suited to a younger, teenage audience. - Initial/drop caps at the start of paragraphs to engage readers.

1. Conventions of a Magazine
Research into the typical conventions of a pop magazine

2. Masthead
 A pop magazine always
includes a masthead which is
specifically used to stand out
to the reader and their eyes
will automatically be drawn to
this on the magazine if it is
used correctly. The masthead
is a vital area of the magazine
which needs to be well
thought about as it will be a
memorable part of the front
cover.

3. Background Image
 A second convention that is used in a
pop magazine is the background
image which includes a popular
celebrity and then an eye-catching
story. This is used mainly to draw in
the attention of readers who want to
find out the latest gossip and what is
going on in celebrities lives right now.
The celebrity which is featured on the
front cover of the magazine has to fit
in with the genre of the magazine
otherwise you will be attracting the
wrong audience. This is a vital part of
magazine designing and when I go to
design my own magazine I need to
ensure that I have done this correctly.

4. Cover Line
 The cover lines on this magazine are on
the left hand side. From researching
magazines in this genre I can see that
many feature cover lines. Some
magazines simply state the names of the
other artists that will be featured in the
magazine but other magazines list
different stories. This is a useful thing to
add to a magazine as not everyone will
be interested in the main story and
therefore this can determine whether
they will still pick up the magazine or
not.

5. Colour Scheme
 The colour scheme is used to
appeal to the target audience
and the style of the magazine
that it is. A pop magazine
aimed at a teenage audience
would typically include the
colours pink, white, purple
and grey which create a girly
atmosphere.

6. Page Numbers
 Page numbers are an essential part
of a magazine so that the reader
knows exactly where they are in the
magazine and they need to be clearly
visible so that when a reader flicks
through the magazine they can easily
find what they are looking for. On
the contents page, I think it is
helpful to include page numbers on
the photos that are featured on the
page so that the readers know what
article they relate to.

7. Exclusives
 An exclusive is typically in pops
magazines and this encourages
readers to pick up the magazine,
knowing they wont have read the
story in a previous magazine as
the company would pay the
interviewees and buy the story so
it can not be sold elsewhere.

8. Colloquial Language
 Another typical convention
is the use of colloquial
language, which suits the
target audience which is
usually younger and
teenage girls, and this
makes the magazine less
formal.

9. Initial/Drop Caps
 A pop magazine tends to
feature initial/drop caps
which are large capital
letters at the beginning of
the first paragraph, they
usually drop into text
below the first line and
are used again as a
technique which engages
and catches the readers
attention.

10. Conclusion
After looking at these different conventions it makes
me more confident for when I come to create my own
magazine, as I know what is expected of a pop
magazine and the types of things I need to include, for
example the large image is the most important
followed by the masthead as these are the two main
areas that catch the readers attention most.