The document discusses the front cover, contents page, and double page spread from the author's media product. For the front cover, conventions like the masthead, barcode, featured contents, slogan, and main image were used to create the impression of a real magazine. For the contents page, conventions like the masthead, clear page numbers, and a main image were included, though only one large image was used instead of multiple small ones. For the double page spread, inspiration was drawn from artist-specific examples, with one side featuring text in columns and the other side having multiple images of the artist, challenging some conventions but still including elements like the main headline.

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

3. FRONT COVER
S T Y L E M O D E L O W N W O R K

4. FRONT COVER
For the front cover of my music magazine I used Q as my style model, I
used this magazine and more particularly an artist specific front cover
for its use of typical conventions and main image.
When looking at my front cover I do not feel that I challenged any
conventions that are seen on front covers such as a masthead, barcode,
featured contents, slogan and a main image with direct address. These
are typical conventions that I have used on my cover page.
I used these typical conventions to create the impression of a magazine
from my front cover, I decided that if I were to challenge conventions on
the front cover it may not give the same impression to an audience as
one that uses conventions does.

5. CONTENTS PAGE
S T Y L E M O D E L O W N W O R K

6. CONTENTS PAGE
For my contents page I decided to use a fashion magazine as my style
model, despite doing this I have found that all the main conventions still
feature like they would on a music magazine contents page. I have also
found an example of a music magazine (VIBE) who used a similar layout
to what I decided to go with which supported my decision to go against
typical conventions.
I have been consistent and used my masthead as a logo for my magazine
including it at the bottom of my contents page. I have stuck with the
house-style of my magazine not straying from the black and white
theme. There is a clear indication of which page is used which is typical
for contents pages so that readers can see what page it is and I have
included one main image rather than a number of image with different
artists, by doing this I challenged a general convention of contents
pages however I have found a number of examples that have done this
as well.

7. OTHER STYLE-MODELS

8. DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD
S T Y L E M O D E L O W N W O R K

9. EXAMPLES OF DOUBLE PAGE SPREADS

10. OTHER STYLE MODELS
For my double page spread I decided to look at artist specific double page spreads
rather than a certain magazine, I did this because there was a number of artists
who I felt fit with the style that I wanted for my magazine, I chose an Indie Pop
genre for my magazine and used these artists for inspiration of how to layout my
double page spread.
I went against the more traditional convention of a bleeding image over two pages and
instead chose to have one side of text and one side of images, I chose to have a
number of images that is also less conventional as it gives more of an impression
of who the artist is before they read the article. I found a style model of Sloange
Knowles that uses a number of images of her on the double page spread, I used
this basis to create my image side. Originally I had planned a larger scale of the
diamond on Marina & The Diamonds double page spread however this idea was
too complicated to layout.
I used the conventional main feature image as well use of a stand first, main headline,
drop capital and three columns of text. I also ensured that I included my magazine
title on double page spread so that it was consistent.