My media product uses and develops some conventions of real music magazines while also challenging others. It follows conventions like including a header with featured artists, a unique title font that stands out, and page numbers. However, it challenges conventions by only having one large cover image instead of multiple, using a background to make the single image stand out more, putting the date on the cover instead of contents, and having articles stretch across two pages with fewer columns of text.

1. • 1. In what ways does your media product
use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of real media products?

2. Similarities
Header tells the reader
what other
bands/artists are
featured and
encourages them to
buy the magazine
Title uses a unique
font which stands
out and attracts the
readers attention
because of the
contrasting colours
and boldness
Main cover line is a
different colour to the
others so it stands out
more
Main image is an angry
expression because this
is conventional in rock
magazines

3. Similarities
Page numbers to tell reader
what page articles are on
Magazine title to show
what magazine the
page belongs to
List of contents to
show the reader in
more detail what is
included in the
magazine
More detail on certain
articles

4. Similarities
Bold title, tells reader
what article it is listed
as in the contents
Used Drop caps to show the
start of the article
Big main image, shows reader who
article is about

5. Only used one person
in main image,
Differences
My magazine only has
one image in the front
cover, I did this to draw
more attention to the main
article
Mine has a background, which
makes the main image stand out
more as it is a dark background

6. Used more images to make it
stand out more
Differences
They have pout the date
on the contents where as I
have put mine in the cover
They have used a larger main image,
and have no message from the editor
which would make the magazine more
personal

7. Differences
Their image stays on one
page where as mine
stretches over 2
They have 3 columns of text
where as mine has only 2