1. In what ways does your media
product challenges forms
and conventions of a real magazine
product?
2. similar:
• The basic layout of the magazine is based on real
magazine products. The front cover has the main
image as the background, with the articles
around the side. the barecode with the date and
price line wrote small next to it. the main article
and pull quote are large and it has a banner and
a very large masthead. This is a very traditional
features of a front cover so it will look like a real
magazine product. It has a quote underneath the
masthead that is a little phrase that is related to
the magazine in general.
3. similar:
• The content page is set out in straight lines so
everything is easy to read, with the main
article is the largest picture, has an exclusive
page and offers something for the audience to
win. This is very traditional layout of the page.
even a masthead is next to the title, there are
no empty spaces as everything is full with
writing and images.
4. similar:
• The double page spread again is very traditional
the image takes up 50% of the double page
spread everything is wrote in paragraphs and in
columns also like a few other magazines it has
questions and answers as well. The title is large
and also has quotes that have been highlighted to
stand out in the article. there are also page
numbers in the corner of the pages. The house
style has been kept to some extent through out
the entire magazine product.
5. different:
• There aren't actually that many difference in my design of my
magazine compared to the real products that have been produced I
suppose on my front cover my puff as the one on my front cover
isn't offering anything like an exclusive page or something free its
just linking into the front cover and the genre of my magazine. Also
where its placed, my front cover is very full so Ive placed it over the
main picture just a little off the centre unlike what you would find
on a magazine where it would normally be in the corner of the page
out of the way and not really on the picture. This could be a bad
thing for my magazine because its on the main image and could
distract you from the main article but it could be good as the little
quote underneath the masthead shows the audience what this
magazine is all about. also the banner it doesn't contain any articles
but it contains contact details and the edition of the magazine with
stars in between each section which isn't usually used, so its quite
unique.
6. different:
• On the content page it is very similar to real magazine
products apart from it isn't usual to have the same pull
quote and the same article on the main image as
normally they would put something different on to the
pictures to advertise it even more but I thought it
would be better it just change the picture so its
something new and fresh but keep the same pull quote
and article so the audience know its the same article its
like double advisement for the same page. on the
actual articles there are visible lines to section off each
section I wanted these in so its much easier to know
what is in each section exactly also I think it looks neat
and more tidy way of putting it.
7. different:
• The double page spread only shows a
few differences such as the main image I have placed
smaller images of the same model in the same grey
scale on it I have done this to link in with a part of the
article about the girl having a modelling carer. Also I
like the affect that it gives as the pictures have
been blurred onto the main image, normally they
would have a few image or maybe one image but I
haven't seen it done the way I have done it before. The
page numbers are large and with the word 'page' next
to the number normally the page number would be
small and not significant to the page but I wanted to
make mine noticeable because it looks stylish.
