The magazine cover successfully follows conventions of real media products. A striking central image of a girl fitting the target audience's age is used, similar to conventions. Design elements like the masthead, cover lines, and footer summarize inside content, mirroring formats seen in magazines like NME and Top of the Pops. Bright, bold colors and varied fonts are used to attract the intended young audience and relate to pop music and Hollywood topics covered.

1. Evaluation of
Music Magazine

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

3. Masthead
Tag Line
Flash
Cover lines
Main Cover Line
Bar Code
Supporting
Images
Footer

4. My music magazine cover successfully
follows the typical conventions of real Most importantly I have
media products. A medium close up, followed the rule of thirds. The
single striking image can be seen in the masthead and cover lines are
centre against a plain white background. located on the left hand side
This follows the codes and conventions so they can easily be seen and
bought in by Nick Logan; editor of NME. recognised when amongst
The girl I chose for my main image fits other magazines. Cover lines
the age range of my target audience, for cover aspects which I have
this reason she’s someone the readers found the audience are most
could easily relate too. Like Top of the interested in E.g.
Pops, the clothes she’s wearing anchor celebrities, fashion and music.
with the colour scheme used More of the inside content has
throughout, ultimately creating a sense also been summarised in the
of relation. footer.
Like Top of the Pops, the main cover line is written in the largest font and
clearly stands out against a bright orange background over the main
image. I’ve also used a variety of serif fonts throughout as they’re
appropriate for my young audience in the C1-D social class. For example
Bradley Hand ICT to make it seem more personal to the reader and
Goudy Stout to give a more of an American feel, appropriate for the
Hollywood Makeover. In a similar way to real magazines, this particular
cover line has been anchored with an image; a polaroid to represent the
modelling industry.
Pink is most predominantly used as it’s gender specific and will succeed in attracting my female audience.
Despite this, I have used quite a varied colour pallet which differs from Top of the Pops. All the colours are
bright and bold conveying to the pop genre. Yellow also immediately attracts attention which is why I chose to
use it for the flash ‘WIN Meet The Wanted’.

5. Banner &
Contents Title
Date Line
Main Image
Headings
Sub Headings
Supporting
Images
Flash
Page Numbers