Three main colours – orange, 
black and white, bright 
enough to catch people’s 
attention but doesn’t 
overload them. 
Simple, recognisable, stands 
out 
Serif font in slogan, easy on 
the eye, recognisable from 
magazine title 
Website – informs audience 
the magazine is easily 
accessible 
Written in black – fits with 
over all colour scheme 
Out the way, doesn’t draw 
audience’s attention away 
from magazine title 
Accessible from multiple 
media platforms, conveys this 
to audience through 
recognisable images instead 
of overloading them with 
words. 
App store logo – recognisable 
for audience, trusted brand, 
incredibly popular as 
500million people use apple 
products as of 2013, 
therefore available to a large 
audience 
Large title – immediately puts 
the magazine’s name in the 
audience’s head, draws 
attention
Two main 
colours – red 
and white, 
enough to catch 
people’s 
attention but 
doesn’t 
overload them. 
Simple, 
recognisable, 
stands out 
Serif font – easy to read, 
copied from the magazine 
title font, reminds audience of 
the paper 
Informs audience of how to 
access the paper and when, 
keeps it simple but 
informative 
Very bright but plain, 
demands attention due to the 
bright colours that are 
associated with the paper 
As there’s only one available 
regional magazine billboard 
advertisement, I’ve chosen to look 
at a newspaper as well as it’s a 
similar idea.

Billboard codes and conventions

  • 1.
    Three main colours– orange, black and white, bright enough to catch people’s attention but doesn’t overload them. Simple, recognisable, stands out Serif font in slogan, easy on the eye, recognisable from magazine title Website – informs audience the magazine is easily accessible Written in black – fits with over all colour scheme Out the way, doesn’t draw audience’s attention away from magazine title Accessible from multiple media platforms, conveys this to audience through recognisable images instead of overloading them with words. App store logo – recognisable for audience, trusted brand, incredibly popular as 500million people use apple products as of 2013, therefore available to a large audience Large title – immediately puts the magazine’s name in the audience’s head, draws attention
  • 2.
    Two main colours– red and white, enough to catch people’s attention but doesn’t overload them. Simple, recognisable, stands out Serif font – easy to read, copied from the magazine title font, reminds audience of the paper Informs audience of how to access the paper and when, keeps it simple but informative Very bright but plain, demands attention due to the bright colours that are associated with the paper As there’s only one available regional magazine billboard advertisement, I’ve chosen to look at a newspaper as well as it’s a similar idea.