Music magazine cover codes + conventions

3.  Feature picture is quite big and is of an artist relevant to the genre of the magazine
 Artist is dressed and posed appropriately
 Band/artist used in the feature picture is also the main cover line (second biggest font on
the page)
Dolly Parton is a country singer as it is a country magazine and the picture of her is large
and prominent. She is dressed appropriately and is doing a relatable pose the genre; she isn’t
shouting or doing anything particularly excitable. Also her name is in large letters next to
her picture as the main cover line, although there are no other cover lines which is unusual
for a music magazine.

4.  Interesting artist quotes
 Direct address
 Punctuation rarely used
 No text over the artist’s face(s)
There is a large quote under the artist’s picture which is adjoined to the main cover line
which is the band’s name. the quote says ‘The record that changed my life’ which intrigues
the audience so they then want to read further and discover more about this statement. Also
the artist is looking directly at the reader which draws their attention and there is no text
over the artist’s face so it is not distracting to the reader. Furthermore there is very little
punctuation used other than at the bottom of the page.

5.  Splashes/puffs
 Barcode/price/date
 House style (few colours used)
 Subsidiary images
 Genre is obvious (colours, artists etc)
There is a splash with a bit about the feature artist including information to entice the
reader. There is also a barcode, price and release date which validifies the magazine and
makes it look more official. There a few subsidiary images that show what is inside the
magazine and a house style of pink and purple which makes the genre obvious as the colours
are quite bright which is typical of pop music.

6.  Font used for masthead is unique, not
used anywhere else
 Plain but coloured background
 Banners with artists/bands included in
the magazine
 Cover lines about what is in the
magazine and they frame the main
image
 Masthead is in the largest font at the
top of the page
 Puns used
 Layout of cover lines frame the main
image
 Buzz words
 Very few fonts used
 Puns used
 Positioning statements above the title
and about the magazine
 Title is one or two words
 Lighting (light or dark depending on the
genre)