This document discusses the conventions and features of a music magazine, including the masthead, cover lines, barcode, selling line, main image, exclusive extra, date, and font style. It provides examples of the masthead, barcode, main image, and font from Billboard and Vibe magazines, noting that the masthead displays the magazine name across the top, the main image is intended to draw in fans of the featured artist, and serif fonts are used to make the text stand out from the background.

1. CONVENTIONS OF A MUSIC
MAGAZINE
JENNI SMYTH

2. FEATURES
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Masthead- The name of the magazine.
Cover lines- The side headings with short stories.
Barcode- Scanned when magazine is sold.
Selling line- Example; ‘Amazing Magazine.’
Main image- The front cover picture.
Exclusive Extra- What drags the audience in.
Date- When it’s released.
Serif Font- Font style used.

3. MAGAZINE PICTURES
These are the
pictures I have
selected to do the
conventions of.

4. MASTHEAD
A masthead is the name and logo of a magazine. Both
magazines are have a name and not a logo and they both go
across. They both have bold mastheads that will catch the
readers eye.

5. BARCODE
This is the billboard magazine
and as you can see there is
no barcode on the front
cover it might be issued on
the back.
This is the Vibe magazine
and as you can see there
is a barcode on the front
of the magazine.

6. MAIN IMAGE
This is the main image for the
Billboard magazine the front
cover picture is of Katy Perry so
if any fans see this they will
automatically be drawn in.
This is the main image for the
Vibe magazine. If Chris
Brown fans see this they will
be interested in the
magazine.

7. SERIF FONT
For this font they
have used a very
basic font and have
put the color black
on to make it stand
out from the
background.
For this they have used
a long block text and
they have used the
color white because it
makes the text stick
out from the
background.