The document outlines several conventions used in Top of the Pops magazines, including using eye-catching images on the front cover that follow rules of composition and feature famous artists. Inside, pages use a grid layout with columns and include interviews, pull quotes, and page numbers. The contents page lists sections in an unconventional way to seem more casual. Feature stories on artists from the cover use large titles, pull quotes from interviews, and identifying slugs.

1. Conventions in a top of the pops
magazine.
Front cover
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Masthead
Coverlines
Image on front cover (always a famous artist or band)
The main image is usually a mid-shot with direct eye contact
Colour scheme
Follows the route of the eye
Pull quotes
See a house style
Barcode
Price
Date
Issue
Fashion related bursts

2. Contents
• House style
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Images- print screen of cover of the magazine
Mode of address
Rule of thirds (page is split into 3 columns so the page looks more professional and organised)
page numbers
Sub-heading
At the top of the contents page it says “inside your mag” which breaks the convention of a typical contents page, which usually
have “contents” or “top of the pops” at the top of the page.
Double page spread
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Feature on a well known artist/band
Usually a feature of an image on the front cover
A title that stands out
Written in columns
Interviews
Pull quotes
slug