The document discusses how the author's magazine, 'Beat', both conforms to and challenges conventions of magazine design. It conforms by including standard features like a masthead, cover lines, and lead image on the front cover as well as a contents page with features, page numbers, and editor's note. However, it challenges conventions by using the unconventional color orange on the front cover and a script font for the editor's note to make it seem handwritten. The author aimed to design an innovative magazine while still maintaining consistency through techniques like color schemes and fonts.

1. How does ‘ Beat ’
Magazine conform
and/or challenge the
conventions of
magazine design?

2. The
Front
Cover!

3. The
Contents!

4. The Double Page Spread!

5. My magazine uses forms from current media, I have
done this by including basic conventions such as:
These are all the features on the front page
The Masthead which are very similar to other magazines, I
based my design on different magazines
which I researched in order to plan a design
for my own magazine. One of these
magazines was ‘VIBE’ because the genre of
Cover Lines music I wanted to base my magazine
on, was very similar. I have also used similar
colour schemes, and similar text throughout
the magazine to retain ‘House Style’ which is
often found in other magazines. On the front
cover I used a lead line and a lead image
Lead Line that are related to each other as it is the
main article within my magazine.
Although, because my magazine is a new
product, I have done some things differently
Cover Image and challenged the conventions, I have
(Medium done this by using the colour Orange which
Close Up) is not very often found on magazines of this
genre because it can be bright.

6. Front Cover Comparison
Here I have used the idea of a
black and white photograph When looking for magazine
which connotes design, I mainly used ideas
seriousness, because the lead from some of these front
line talks about having a covers. As you can see I
challenge. have mixed up many of the
ideas to create my
layout/design.
My overall layout is very similar I used a very similar design for
to this front cover because of my cover lines as Rap Up’s
the positioning on the main because I thought they were
image and the cover lines. It fun and funky. It also helped
also follows a strict colour me because I didn’t want my
scheme much like my magazine to be too serious and
magazine. boring.

7. My magazine uses forms from current media, I have
done this by including basic conventions such as:
Title
These are all the features I believe are
conventional to a magazine. I have kept the
colour scheme of the magazine very well as
it has maintained the house style, I have also
used the same font as the front page and
Feature Stories throughout the contents page. Although, for
the editors not I have used a ‘Script’ font
because this often seen in magazines
because it wants to feel like the editor has
handwritten their message. I have also
included the page numbers and a short
Regulars introduction to the features, because these
are exclusive therefore their importance
needs to be emphasised. I have also placed
the regulars on the other side of the contents
page, but these have less emphasis because
people who often buy the magazine know
they are there anyway.
Editors Note