The document discusses conventions for magazine album advertisements. It analyzes examples that feature the album cover prominently on the ad or use a separate image. Key information that is conventionally included on ads are the artist name, album title, release date, review ratings, and album picture. QR codes and websites are also becoming standard to allow audiences to access more information from their phones. The date of release and ratings are crucial to build trust and drive early sales. Overall, the ad needs to clearly showcase the album while following genre conventions.

1. EVALUATION QUESTION 1-
CONVENTIONS

2. MY FINAL MAGAZINE ADVERT
Artist name
Album title
Date
released Review/rati
ngs
Album picture
featured
QR code
Website

3. GENRE CONVENTIONS
• Everything featured on my magazine cover has
a purpose and with style comes substance for
my magazine ad because it needs to look good
but also address audiences.
• I have tried to keep my magazine advert as
conventional as possible which is what I will
judge here…

4. CONVENTIONAL
Whilst it seems conventional for some form of the album to feature as the set
image on a magazine advert, I have found examples of magazine adverts that
feature a separate image with the album cover featured on the advert.

5. MAGAZINE ADVERT COMPARISON
I feel that a lot of album covers tend
to feature the band somewhere and
presenting the roles in a particular
way as shown in this Pink Floyd album
cover.

6. COMPARISON TO ANOTHER MAGAZINE ADVERT
FOR GENRE CONVENTIONS
Topical info

7. ESSENTIALS…
I felt may was a strong
time for album sales and
with a target audience of
teenagers and young
adults, 25th may is the
holiday season so
audiences will begin to The date of release is crucial
buy the album. because there is a need for
albums to pick up sales swiftly.
QR code-
Becoming a new
convention,
Ratings- it is very allowing
conventional to smartphone users
give an official to access further
ratings because it information about
brings trust and the album for
approval to the example.
audiences

8. ESSENTIALS…
WWW.FOSTERTHEPEOPLE.COM
Having the website on the
advert is crucial as it allows
As with some audiences to access the bands
magazine adverts, fan base online with the
they feature the opportunity to potentially
same album art listen to songs and watch
work for their music videos. A website will
advert, so I needed provide information on tours
to feature my album and merchandising of the
somewhere on the album.
magazine cover
clearly so that
audiences will notice
and have a clear
visual idea what the
album looks like.