4. TAGLINE
I used the convention of a tagline to assist the convention of my
masthead, in the same contrasting colours to stand out from the
rest of magazine as well as keeping within the colour conventions
of mainly black and red.
‘ the UK’S biggest music magazine entices the reader to look
through the magazine as it makes the magazine seem more
established within its market.
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5. MASTHEAD
A common convention amongst
most magzines is placing
masthead at top of a magazine,
this is the first thing that will
stand out to someone who
views the magazine. The
masthead is placed in front of
the image as it is more bold and
clear and likely to attract
attention. It is in a prominent
colour of a bold red to appear
more eye cathcing as well as
keeping wtithin the colour
scheme.
The one word of ‘Blitz’ keeps it
simple and easy to remember
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6. MAIN IMAGEOne of the most important components of the magazine
as it is the first thing someone looks at before the text.
Tends to be a medium close up and is often the image of
the main story within the magazine. Connects with the
audience and can entice them to view magazine. I used
someone with some colour as it goes with the conventions
of the more RnB side of music
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7. ANCHOR TEXT
The name anchors the image, which
links in with the main story. Bold and
stands out and for unfamiliar fans of
RnB, it is placed there with the picture
so the person can acknowledge who
exactly the person on the front is and
what the main story will be about.
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8. MAIN COVER LINE
It fits the house style as it is a
common convention for the text to
contrast with the main image and
anchor text. The main cover line
is placed near the anchor text as
they are typically linked which
creates the hermeneutic question
of what this ‘ new star of hip hop ‘
is like and what his story is about
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9. FEATURES
Insight into the magazines contents and tends to be
informative (uses and gratification). Using the colour
scheme it stands out from the magazine with all the
colours used to target all the target audience of
males and females alike.
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11. MASTHEAD
Bold and stands out on the white background and still catches
the eye as it is at the top of the page so it is one of the fist
things you read so keeps the simplicity . Keeps with the
conventions of other magazines as the tend to use black writing
as their masthead colour.
12. PAGE NUMBERS AND FEATURES
I challenged the normal conventions of a magazine
contents page by having no real structure as I thought this
would stand out in a unique way. The features and page
numbers are following the normal conventions of big and
bold, which are in bold colours to catch attention of the
names that will be featured, drawing more attention. In a
smaller font , the features were explained in more detail to
explain the specific points of what the content contains
and to further entice the reader to read what it is about
13. ISSUE NUMBER
Informative as it allows the reader to keep track of the
magazine number. Follows the conventions of being
isolated from the other features and texts as it is a
separate piece of information and not something of
high importance as it has no content linked to it. Also
placed near the top which is similar to other
magazines as it reminds the reader what issue they
are reading and that the content is linked to that
edition so shows how up to date it is.
14. MAIN IMAGE
Played around with the conventions by editing the photo
Completely and different to other magazines as they have
The main image as bold and stands out whereas this one is
Faded in to allow the text to go over the top but with still a
Large presence of the main image. The picture is a mid
Shot but edited so face is replaced with a graffiti back-
Ground which heavily links to the genre of music of hip
Hop. The graffiti background establishes the genre of
Magazine in a unique way therefore acting as a direct
Mode of address.
15. THUMBNAIL IMAGES
These images show the different type of
people included in the magazine and
solidifies the genre of magazine through
their poses of confidence and intimidation. It
is a common convention amongst
magazines within the same genre as some
readers would be attracted to the pictures as
they add a point of exclusiveness to the
magazine. They could also support the
features of the magazine to give that further
awareness needed to attract a reader
17. MAIN COVERLINE
Highlights the story and model to follow. Is large and
prominent to draw attention followed with a bold and eye
catching font and colour scheme to stand out form the
rest of the page so it is the first thing you see. It anchors
the image as well as giving an insight into the content to
follow which entices readers to carry on reading.
18. MAIN IMAGE
I follow the conventions of most
magazines here with a lone main model
against a simple background. I
balanced out the magazine with a
female model to target the female
audience side as the contents and front
page was heavily male dominated. She
follows the clothing associated with my
music genre of hip hop even though
she is female, this keeps the attentions
of the males as they may show interest
in how females get successful in a
heavily male dominated industry. This
therefore builds a connection with the
target audience and the model.
19. TEXT
Follows convention of normal magazine by
The layout in columns and colour scheme to
Show the difference in the story of the interviewer
And the model and adds some exclusivity. It is
Clearly laid out so easy to distinguish and more
Readible.
20. QUOTE
Add an exclusive effect to the magazine
and unique feel to it. And is a common
feature amongst most magazines as it
acts as a Usp as no other magazines
have the same content so if a reader
shows interest in a popular model then
this will catch the attention of the reader
as they will purchase the product to
learn more about their favoured model.
