I had to get a front cover, contents page and a double page spread and pick out the conventions I intend to use in my magazine. Write why I liked it and that I would include it in my magazine.

1. My Music Magazine
Harinder Hunjan

2. Little information above the logo which gives
the reader an insight of what the magazine is
Front Cover going to include. I will have something
similar but with different artists involved in
the magazine and have them separated by
little dots between each name.
The masthead is big and bold.
This helps it to stand out from
I like how Chris Brown is the text and I think I might use
the centre of the front cover this type of design but maybe
and how he stands out from add a border to help it stand out
the text. On my front cover, more and will keep the main
I will use this kind of picture image in front of the title to make
but maybe have the person the image more clear.
sitting in a similar position –
This relates to mise en
scene as the composition
and clothing link in with it.
I like how the kickers are all on
to one side and are written in a
different colour to make them
I like how the main separate from all the other
headline is linked with the writing; again, something I will
picture and is in big capital include on my front cover.
letters which attracts the
readers attention. This is
something I would like to
include in my magazine.
I like the use of a flash in the
corner and will use this on my
front cover to promote
competitions for the readers.

3. Contents Page
I like how ‘CONTENTS’ is written with white
lines within the letters, it adds effect and
because it is written in big capital letters, it
The masthead is stands out from the other text; this is
hidden in the corner something I would want in my magazine.
but because of its
unique colours, it
stands out and on my I like how box-outs have
contents page, I will been used to make the
include my masthead pictures stand out and I
in the corner. like how they’ve been
positioned which comes
under mise en scene.
This is something I will
look into when producing
I think it is a good my contents page.
idea to have the top
of the charts on the
side because that is
something that will The actual contents is
attract the reader written in the same colour
and would fill in as the border and a little
some of the blank sub heading part to the
spaces. main topic is written in
another colour to make
the main headline stand
The little text underneath the The border is a nice touch out even more. On my
actual contents is good to have and separates one section contents page, I will do
on the converts as you can from the other which looks the same by having two
advertise other things which is cool and I will consider different colours.
what I will be doing in my putting a border on some
magazine. of the pages.

4. Double Colour scheme – I like how only 3
colours have been used, besides the
Main picture – Tells
the reader who and
Page main picture, and all 3 colours work
well together as you can see the text
what the page is
about and it is big
Spread
over the background colour. Something so it attracts the
that I would like to include as it catches reader. Another
the eye of the reader. thing which I will
Text written in include on my
another colour to double page spread.
help it stand out.
Something I will
include in my Border – A type of
magazine. border that attracts
the readers eye and
makes the page look
Main story – unique. I may
Written in big include a similar
capital letters to border as I like the
help it stand out layout of this page.
from the other
text. As it
attracts the
reader, I will do
something Clear background so you can easily
similar. see the pictures and the text. This
is what I will do too.