The document summarizes similarities and differences between the cover and contents of the student's college magazine and conventions of other media products. On the cover, similarities include the masthead, issue date, main headline, dominant image, and rule of thirds layout. Differences are the lack of quotations, banners/headers and contact information. Regarding contents, similarities are headers, images, page numbers and promotions, while differences include repeating the masthead and including a date line and larger number of images than typical magazines.

2. COVER AND CONTENTS OF COLLEGE MAGAZINE
1) In what way does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of media products?
2) What have you learnt about technologies from the process of constructing this product?

3. FRONT COVER SIMILARITIES
Masthead
Issue/date
Main Cover Line
Dominant image
Plain/one colour
background
Cover lines
Text surrounding image
Varied font, colour
and size
Rule Of Thirds Rule Of Thirds

4. CONTENTS SIMILARITIES
Header/Title
Photographs
Images
Page Numbering
Offers/Promotions
Varied font, colour
and size

5. COVER DIFFERENCES CONTENTS DIFFERENCES
FROM OTHER MEDIA PRODUCTS
What is Explanation What is Explanation
different different
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Quotations Some magazines may have quotations to relate to Date line Date lines are usually found on the front cover,
the audience more. This makes it more dramatic however some magazines I have viewed also put
and relates to the reader – however I do not feel I them onto the contents just to show what issue it
need to do this as it is a subtle college magazine is. I think this is un-needed and irrelevant.
and it doesn’t need to be intense and eye-catching.
Banner/ Banners are used to inform and attract, as they will Masthead I repeated the Masthead which is unlikely for most
header give information about the magazine – What repeated magazines. I did this because I feel personally that
and footer categories it covers i.e fashion, music, food. I do it looks more professional and will ensure the
not need this as the title shows what the whole of audience are reading the right information they
my magazine revolves around. wish to be. It will never be annoying or over the
top.
Contact Contact information includes websites, numbers A large Magazines are varied in this aspect, but personally
information and addresses which is sometimes found on the selection I feel that I have used a lot more images than, for
front cover. However, I have put mine on the of images example, a fashion magazine would. I feel that it
contents at it seems to fit the purpose more as I do gives it more of an advantage to attract and people
not want it to be over busy and complicate the of a young age are more looking forward to seeing
audience as this might un-interest them. pictures than reading large chunks of text.