The document describes the design choices made for a magazine media product. It explains how conventions from real magazines, like Vibe, were used in elements like the masthead, images, headlines, and pull quotes. The double page spread follows conventions by using a large main photo on one page and the accompanying article on the other. Colors and formatting are used purposefully throughout to draw attention and engage readers according to the "house style." The overall design keeps elements organized and makes strategic use of space, following conventions seen in other magazines.

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of real media products?
Left Third- For my left third I
took some inspiration from the
music magazine ‘Vibe’ this is Masthead – I created
because I find it fits in with the my masthead to engage
house style I am trying to and interest the reader
achieve. I have alternated into buying the
colours so it grabs the magazine. I have used a
audiences attention. So I am bright red colour to stand
following the conventions by out over the picture with
putting kickers on the left third a white outline to make
of the page. it stand out even more.
Main image – my main image is
central to my magazine cover,
however after finding out
through a questionnaire that my
audience like to have more
writing than images. So I
decided to keep the image subtle
but effective. The image is a
direct mode of address and
Headline – For my headline I used a blue invitational as the model is
with a drop shadow to make it stand out looking up from beneath her
in front of my image. However I don’t fringe.
think the drop shadow is very effect as it
doesn’t really fit in with my house style.

2. The top and bottom lines
of my magazine is where
I choose to advertise my
exclusives and extra
articles an reviews. These
lines are very effective at
grabbing the audiences
attention because of the
bright colours that I have
used.
I have used the colours red white, blue and
black as my house style colours and have used
them through out my magazine. However I used
a bright yellow for exclusive and plus words as
My front cover has kept to
it draws peoples eyes to it.
magazine conventions as I
have used the rule of thirds
well and kept everything in
an organised position. Also
horizontally I have used the
rule of thirds again as clearly
shown.

3. For my double page spread I
used a introductory text to
give the reader a brief
introduction to what the article
is about.
I have used insert shots of the artist and their
album cover which is what the main article
feature is about. I also did this to make use of
all the space available and so that there was
no white spaces on the page.
I have used a pull quote to entice the
reader to want to read the story when
they first look at the page, I think I
have used this effectively as I have
used a bold colour to draw peoples
eyes in.
This example is also very similar to
my article as they have used the large
main photo on one page and the
article on the other. I did this because
the photograph is very powerful and I
wanted the photo to have an impact
and not to have much writing
differing from the actual picture.

4. I used this text for my double page spread because it stands out really
well and is different to all the texts I used through out my magazine. I
have used it for the headline convention and I feel that it works well as a
headline because it stands out and makes the reader want to find out what
was lost.
For my contents page I have tried
to used the rule of thirds
convention to create my page in
an organised way. However I
haven't kept to the standard rule of
thirds but I have kept everything
organised in threes.