The document summarizes conventions used in rock magazine layout and design. It discusses elements like using eye-catching fonts and images on the cover to attract attention. The inside pages also use visual elements like pull quotes and multiple images to engage readers and route their eyes through the page. Color schemes, consistent layouts, and featuring popular bands are used to develop recognizability and appeal to the target audience.

1. ANNOTATED
CONVENTIONS OF A
ROCK MAGAZINE
BY JOSHUA
DAVEY

2. Front cover
Large, bold masthead
Extra Information-
on an article,
to catch attention.
including a pull
Eye catching fonts, quote to intrigue the
that stand out to the reader
eye. Dark colours used.
Red and black, used
Main image includes
to connote violence
dark clothing and
and aggression
miserable facial
expressions Route of the eye
Pull quotes to make Cluttered layout
the reader want to
read on Multiple images to
attract attention
Free poster give Coverline used to
away to make the attract the readers
reader want to buy attention and make
the magazine, them want to read
because the the article
audience are young Featured bands in the magazine to
and the word free attract the audience if they see a Barcode, price and
appeals to them band they know. issue number

3. Contents page
Issue number and
Contrasting colours date
Main image- eye Actual contents of
catching, catches the magazine, in the
readers attention same specific style
and makes them each week to gain
read on recognisability.
Placed in the same
place each week to
Other images with also gain
eye catching page recognisability
numbers to attract
the reader to these
certain pages Colours- red, black,
yellow, white which
all relate to the rock
genre
Conventional editors Conventional
letter Subscription offer

4. Varied font styles to attract
attention with the young target
Double page
spread
audience
Conventional
use of a
standfirst to Large
give the conventional
reader more image on
of an idea one side of
about the the page, to
article draw
attention.
Use of a kicker (Use of dark
to catch the clothing and
readers’ eye instruments)
Conventional
nformal Boxed out
language and information
slang use Pull quote to give the pages the to interest
Text broken up by pictures to conventional full layout, and to the reader
make it seem easier to read appeal because of the language more
used including a swear word.