1) The document describes how the media product uses and develops conventions of real magazines in its design. Key elements like the masthead, coverlines, barcode, and images are discussed in the context of industry standards. 2) Formatting choices for the contents page are explained, including the title, index, additional images, and editor's note. Elements are positioned according to rules of thirds and house style. 3) The double-page article spread follows conventions with its title placement, main image, and additional secondary images. Typographic choices like drop caps and pull quotes are used to structure the copy.

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

2. Code & Conventions
Masthead: I have a bold masthead that is situated at
the top of my front cover. I have challenged the The main coverline on this
conventions of a normal magazine by situating the date issue of Q is situated at the top
of the page with a pull quote. It
and issue number on top of the masthead, placing it on isn't that bold in contrast to the
the stretched part of the ‘F’; usually, other magazines other coverlines on the page,
place this near the bar code or just under the masthead. and isn’t that eye catching.
Coverlines: I decided not to
fill my page full of other
Main coverline: coverlines because I didn’t
My main coverline is want my page to look over
situated to the left, crowded with text or for the
covering a big attention to be drawn away
section of my main from my main coverline. The
image. I have used coverlines I do have though,
a very bold, red are aligned to the right and
fit round my main image
colour because my
nicely. I have used two
results from my different types of font to
questionnaire and separate the coverlines and
focus group (to find make them more appealing
out what it is my to the eye, the coverline in
target audience italics stands out the most, I
looks for in a music did this to show the
magazine) state that importance of it over the
other coverlines it is next to.
bold colours such as
I have challenged the
red should be used conventions of a normal
to catch the eye of magazine by not adding any
the reader. descriptive text underneath
Underneath the each one and I haven't filled
coverline I have my page, leaving space on
placed a strip of text the opposite side of the page.
that gives a mini
description of what
the article will be
about, showing I Puff: The only puff I have on my front cover
have looked and Barcode & price: After my research I noticed is in the bottom right hand corner. I have
that the magazines barcode and price are usually challenged the codes and conventions by not
analysed many
situated either on the bottom left hand corner on placing it in its separate space, I have made
other music the front page or on the back page and, seeing as
magazines and have it flow into the main image so the whole page
though I am not producing a back cover, I decided
stuck to the codes looks connected and gives connotations of a
to place my barcode on the bottom left corner.
and conventions tight knit magazine, where the reader can
well. also feel apart of it.

3. Title: I have kept to the codes and conventions of a Main image: For the main image I decided to use the a different
magazine by having my title for the contents page image of the same girl that is featured on the front cover to draw
at the top, aligned to the left. I made my text a light attention to the article that would become my double page spread.
blue colour to make sure it linked back to my front The image takes up two columns in width but leaving enough free
cover and carried a house style throughout. I made space underneath it to allow for text. The image is surrounded by a
white boarder; this has connotations of a real photograph, therefore
sure to place the name of my magazine just above
making it feel a lot more personal to the reader. The image is very
the title, small and compact so it is clear that it is spacious and bright, leaving enough space for any additional images
the contents page. and text that I want to place there.
Index: Keeping to the Additional images: Using
codes and conventions of the knowledge I have gained
a magazine I made sure through my research into
to use the rule of thirds, other, professional music
aligning my index to the magazines, I saw that there
were often more than one
left and keeping it one image on the contents page,
column. I challenged the taking this into account I
conventions of a have stuck to the codes and
professional music conventions and added in
magazine by not placing my own additional images. I
my page numbers and have used two additional
article titles in a box. I images on my contents
noticed during my page, the main one being
situated alongside my main
previous research into the image. I slanted this image
codes and conventions of so it is cut off the page,
music magazines, that making the reader want to
many contents pages turn the page and read the
have their text in boxes, I rest of the magazine. The
chose not to do this drop shadow lifts the
because having boxes photograph off of the page,
connoted restriction, and and the white box around it
has connotations of a real
I didn’t ant my magazine photograph, therefore
to come across as making it feel a lot more
restricted. I kept my page personal to the reader.
numbers a simple font
and colour, making the
article titles blue, keeping Page number: I placed This
to the house style. I my page number on the contents
made a point of making Editors note: After looking at many bottom right hand
page does
‘Two Brass Shoes’ the corner of the page,
professional magazines and personally looking not have an
same red as the main keeping it simple and
out for editors notes when buying magazines I not placing my editors
coverline to make a clear made sure to add one in my contents page. I note.
masthead, date or issue
link between the two. placed the note inside of a black box to make number at the side of it.
it stand out and link back to the colour scheme
of the background. I placed the text into two
columns to show my use of the rule of thirds,
adding a photograph to accompany it.

4. Title: Keep to the codes and conventions of a professional Copy: For my article I chose to do a question and answer based text with
double page spread I have placed my title on the first page, an introduction at the start. I filled the second page with my article and
over the main image. I made it to fit the page and used an made sure to keep to the rule of thirds, using three columns to work in. I
ellipsis to show that the title linked in with the text on the chose to make the questions blue to keep with the house style and to link
current and following page. I used a deep purple colour to to the front cover and contents page. I used a drop caps at the start of
purposely contrast with the other colours on the double page my article because I know all articles should have one if it is to look
spread ( such as the blue text and orange guitar). This made professional. I split the page up by adding a pull quote in the centre, this
it stand out from the rest of the text. was to break the article up and fit the conventions of other double page
spreads I have seen both on the internet and on the shelves.
This double page spread
Additional images: During my research into does not have any
what my audience looked for in a music Main image: After all of my research additional images.
magazine many had said that they would like into professional double page spreads I
more than one image on the double page noticed that most of them had their main
spread. To fulfil the requirements of what my image filling the whole of one page, so to
audience want I added a small picture in the keep with the codes and conventions I
bottom right hand corner of the right page. I decided to do the same. I chose this
placed this picture here to again, break up the picture because of the body position of
text and I also didn’t want to over crowd the first the model; her body and guitar are both
page. Just like the additional picture I used on leaning back, facing the other page,
my contents page, I slanted this one, making it making it easy on the eyes to follow the
cut off of the page and placed a black boarder page round to the text on the opposite
around it. The black boarded lifts the image off page.
of the page and separates the picture from the
rest of the article.