1. 1. In what ways does your
media product use, develop
or challenge forms and
conventions of real media
products?

2. Title/Fonts/Colours
As you can see by the Vibe magazine front cover, the colour scheme I have used is
quite similar as I have also used a gold and black theme. The names of the
magazines are also quite similar as BASE and VIBE are both four lettered, snappy
words with clear connotations of music. The model image is also in the centre of
the page like the Vibe magazine. However, Vibe has its title going across the top of
the page where as mine is placed in the primary optical area.

3. Design/Guttenberg Principle
I have used the Guttenberg principle in all of my pages, as there is either text or
image in each of the four technical areas. For this example, in terms of design, I have
used conventions of Q’s contents page for my own contents page. For example, both
have text on the left handside of the page going down. Both also have a large main
image on the page with a small secondary picture on the bottom of the page.

4. Photography
On the image on my double page spread, the model is posing with an umbrella, which
has connotations of the word ‘storm’ which is part of the masthead. I have used a dark
grey background on the image of the model, which is similar to the Q magazine example,
as the magazines are quite similar in terms of target audience, so therefore I have used a
photographic convention based on a real life example.

5. Written Article
For my double page I have used conventions of real life examples, such as the NME
magazine on the right. My double page is similar as on the left page there is a picture just
consisting of the model and there is a minimal amount of writing. On the right page, both
magazines have a masthead and then a kicker just before the main article. Although it
isn’t used in this particular example, I have used an interview style for my article which is
common in many double pages. I have also used informal language and an informal tone
in my magazine article which is common for real life magazines who also have a target
audience of teenagers and young adults.