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Evaluation Question 1
  How does my poster use, develop or
challenge the conventions of real posters?
              By Tanya McDonald
Conventional Magazine Cover
                     Structure
               Promotional Offer
                                                           Masthead
            Masthead
 Tagline                           Issue Number
                                        Date
                                       Price


Cover Story                    Cover Story        Cover Story         Main Cover Story

             Main Image                                     Main Image
Cover Story                    Cover Story        Cover Story

           Cover Line                                                         Barcode
                                                                                Issue
           Information about film
                                                                               Number
                                                                                 Date
           Additional Cover Line                     Additional Cover Line      Price



These are some examples of typical structures of magazine covers - the main common
features are the Masthead, the Main Image, Cover stories and the Tagline.
‘Retribution’ The
 Magazine Cover
(and how it conforms to conventions)
The Masthead
When I did my magazine cover research (which was
presented on my blog) I decided that I was going to use
the Masthead from the ‘Empire’ magazine rather than
the Masthead from the ‘Total Film’ magazine. I decided
this because the narrow shape of the ‘Empire’ magazine
better suited the ideas which I had been having while I
did the research.
The Masthead (continued)
After some research I discovered that the Masthead for
‘Empire’ magazine was actually the font ‘Relay
Bold’ with some slight adjustments. So, using
Photoshop I took each letter and either cut or added
parts which were needed to make it look like the
Empire Masthead. I then decided to take the original
and add a little to it by placing smaller black
version of each letter on top.

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A2 Media Studies Evaluation - Question 1 (Magazine cover) - Part 1

  • 1. Evaluation Question 1 How does my poster use, develop or challenge the conventions of real posters? By Tanya McDonald
  • 2. Conventional Magazine Cover Structure Promotional Offer Masthead Masthead Tagline Issue Number Date Price Cover Story Cover Story Cover Story Main Cover Story Main Image Main Image Cover Story Cover Story Cover Story Cover Line Barcode Issue Information about film Number Date Additional Cover Line Additional Cover Line Price These are some examples of typical structures of magazine covers - the main common features are the Masthead, the Main Image, Cover stories and the Tagline.
  • 3. ‘Retribution’ The Magazine Cover (and how it conforms to conventions)
  • 4. The Masthead When I did my magazine cover research (which was presented on my blog) I decided that I was going to use the Masthead from the ‘Empire’ magazine rather than the Masthead from the ‘Total Film’ magazine. I decided this because the narrow shape of the ‘Empire’ magazine better suited the ideas which I had been having while I did the research.
  • 5. The Masthead (continued) After some research I discovered that the Masthead for ‘Empire’ magazine was actually the font ‘Relay Bold’ with some slight adjustments. So, using Photoshop I took each letter and either cut or added parts which were needed to make it look like the Empire Masthead. I then decided to take the original and add a little to it by placing smaller black version of each letter on top.

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