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Conventions in Indie magazines

         By Ryan Talmage
Conventions in my magazine
  Big masthead                      Image is
  presented at the                  situated around
  top of the page in                the primary
  the route of the                  optical area
  eye.                              Traditional and
                                    conventional
Sans-serif font is clear            colours are used
and eye-catching                    suited to the Indie
which is conventional               Genre. They are
to the indie genre                  bright and
                                    appealing.
  Coverlines are                    Cover Story is
  used on the left                  used to
  third of the page                 accompany
  to attract its                    the image to
  audience with                     interest the
  what is inside                    target
  when put in a                     audience
  magazine shop
Headings are
used to split         Image and
up the                captions are
contents              used to give the
page to make          target audience
it look               more of an
organised             insight into what
and easier to         will be featured
read

Text used to
describe
what is
featured             Cover Story singled
inside the           out to connote its
magazine             importance to the
                     target audience.
Same colour scheme
is used to make
magazine look more
professional.
Standfirst is used to give   Headline     Byline used to
                                                                     Pull quote to
the reader a bit more        to attract   describe who
                                                                     highlight the main
background information       target       created the double
                                                                     points of the body
about what the article is    audience     page spread
                                                                     copy



Kicker is
used to
attract the
target
audience to
the
beginning of
the body                                                                        Image used
copy. It also                                                                   to
makes the                                                                       accompany
magazine                                                                        the article
look
professional

                   Body copy is used to inform and
                   entertain the target audience   Caption used to describe the image
                                                   and suggest the theme of the article
Comparing magazines
        Both have used bold
        and attractive
        mastheads situated in
        the route of the eye
         Left third is shown
         to present the
         articles.
       Strapline used in the
       route of the eye to
       make it easy to
       remember for the
       target audience
      Image relating to
      cover story
      presented in the
      primary optical
      area
        Conventional
        colour
        scheme are
        used that fit
        the Indie
        Genre
      Cover Story presented
      next to the image to
      interest the target
      audience
Masthead
   presented at the
   top of the top of
   the contents page
   which connotes
   consistency.

  Images are featured
  on the opposite
  side with either a
  quote or
  description giving
  the target audience
  more of an insight
  into the magazine.

Magazine
sections used to
make it more
clearer for the
audience to look
at.

 Headings used
 to present what
 is featured with
 a brief
 description to
 inform
Headline which is
                     bright and attractive
                     to the target
                     audience.

 Standfirsts are    Image is presented
 shown to           taking up half of the
 provide a brief    double-page to signify
 description into   the group’s importance
 the double page




Body copy
used to inform           Captions are used
and entertain            to provide some
the target               humor to the
audience. It is          magazine which is
also to let the          conventional to an
audience                 Indie magazine
know what is
happening in
the world of
                         Pull quote used
music.
                         to signify the
                         tone and
                         important
                         aspects of this
                         article

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Conventions in indie magazines

  • 1. Conventions in Indie magazines By Ryan Talmage
  • 2. Conventions in my magazine Big masthead Image is presented at the situated around top of the page in the primary the route of the optical area eye. Traditional and conventional Sans-serif font is clear colours are used and eye-catching suited to the Indie which is conventional Genre. They are to the indie genre bright and appealing. Coverlines are Cover Story is used on the left used to third of the page accompany to attract its the image to audience with interest the what is inside target when put in a audience magazine shop
  • 3. Headings are used to split Image and up the captions are contents used to give the page to make target audience it look more of an organised insight into what and easier to will be featured read Text used to describe what is featured Cover Story singled inside the out to connote its magazine importance to the target audience. Same colour scheme is used to make magazine look more professional.
  • 4. Standfirst is used to give Headline Byline used to Pull quote to the reader a bit more to attract describe who highlight the main background information target created the double points of the body about what the article is audience page spread copy Kicker is used to attract the target audience to the beginning of the body Image used copy. It also to makes the accompany magazine the article look professional Body copy is used to inform and entertain the target audience Caption used to describe the image and suggest the theme of the article
  • 5. Comparing magazines Both have used bold and attractive mastheads situated in the route of the eye Left third is shown to present the articles. Strapline used in the route of the eye to make it easy to remember for the target audience Image relating to cover story presented in the primary optical area Conventional colour scheme are used that fit the Indie Genre Cover Story presented next to the image to interest the target audience
  • 6. Masthead presented at the top of the top of the contents page which connotes consistency. Images are featured on the opposite side with either a quote or description giving the target audience more of an insight into the magazine. Magazine sections used to make it more clearer for the audience to look at. Headings used to present what is featured with a brief description to inform
  • 7. Headline which is bright and attractive to the target audience. Standfirsts are Image is presented shown to taking up half of the provide a brief double-page to signify description into the group’s importance the double page Body copy used to inform Captions are used and entertain to provide some the target humor to the audience. It is magazine which is also to let the conventional to an audience Indie magazine know what is happening in the world of Pull quote used music. to signify the tone and important aspects of this article