The document discusses the evaluation of a magazine front cover and contents page based on codes and conventions. It summarizes the similarities and differences between the student's magazine cover and a professional magazine cover. It also discusses how the student both followed conventions, such as using a bold masthead and positioning the cover lines, as well as developed some conventions, like using a long shot image rather than a medium close up. The contents page is similarly evaluated, with the student following conventions like including the contents title, articles and page numbers, but also developing conventions such as including the masthead and secondary images.

1. Evaluation – Front cover

2. Similarities – Front cover
Masthead
Main
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Main
image
Anchoring

3. Differences – Front cover
Pug
Barcode
Issue number and
date

4. How I followed the codes and conventions – Front cover
My front cover for the college magazine shares many
similarities with the front cover of another professional
magazine, showing I have followed some of the codes and
conventions. Firstly my masthead is big and bold, positioned
at the top of the magazine so people can spot it out and
recognise it from afar or even if placed behind others, just
like the Entrepreneur. Also the main cover line is positioned
next to the person in the image and is slightly bigger and
bolder than others to anchor it together, the Entrepreneur
does the exact same by talking about how to own a billion
dollar market in the main cover line and then placing a rich
and successful man on the cover, I can tell this through the
mise en scence by the way he is positioned in an expensive
looking suit and nice watch. My other cover lines are also
are placed on the left side and non on the right so you are
able to fully see the person in the image. Both my magazine
and the Entrepreneur feature a puff however they’re used
differently; I have used to advertise a freebie to attract
people as they may be more likely to get a copy if they are
getting something for free, but the Entrepreneur has used it
simply to display more content. I feel I have followed many
of the main and most important codes and conventions.

5. How I developed the codes and conventions – Front cover
Even though a lot of my magazine follows the codes and
conventions I have actually developed some. The front cover is
typically supposed to be a medium close up however mine is a
long shot, due to it being a specialist magazine as it caters for a
niche audience of just college students I am able to get away
with using a long shot, just like the Entrepreneur uses on their
front cover. As well as this I have placed the barcode at the
bottom left of my magazine so its easily visible when buying
however the Entrepreneurs barcode is presumably on the back
which is abnormal as most are shown on the front. The final
difference and development is the use of the issue number and
date, even though we have both used them they’re slightly
different. I have given the isssue number and specific date
where as the Entrepreneur has simply said the month and year
which keeps or short and simple. I have developed a few codes
and conventions however I have mostly followed them which I
feel has helped me create a well designed magazine.

6. Similarities – Contents page
Contents
title
Page
numbers
Articles
Main
image

7. Differences – contents page
Masthead
Secondary
images

8. How I followed the codes and conventions – Contents
My contents page includes a lot of the main codes and
conventions which must be followed in order to produce a
good contents page. Firstly I have included the contents
title, this uses the same font and color scheme as my
masthead of the green and purple to keep it consistent and
pleasing to the eye. I have also included a the articles
which feature inside the magazine as well as the page
numbers so people can quickly identify where that
particular artcle is. The page numbers and articles are the
two most important features for a contents page,
otherwise the reader will struggle to find specific articles
that they would like to read. Next I have included a main
image, this is sized bigger than the secondary images to
stand out and acts as a better looking background than a
simple backdrop fill color so you can see the articles.

9. How I developed the codes and conventions – contents page
As well as following the codes and conventions, I have
actually developed some. Firstly I included the
masthead from my front cover which matches the
contents page title creating consistency with the same
color scheme. The other thing I did to develop the
codes and conventions was to include some secondary
images, I included these to link with some articles so
gives the reader a visual aid when reading what the
articles include