The document discusses various conventions commonly found on magazine covers and throughout magazines. Some key conventions mentioned include the masthead displaying the magazine title, issue date and number, main and sub headlines highlighting major stories, and price and barcode locations. Front covers also typically feature prominent images and eye-catching designs to draw readers' attention to stories inside. Throughout the magazine, common elements are sidebars, article spreads across pages, tags and quotes drawing readers in, and bylines crediting authors. Exclusive stories and interviews are also highlighted as appealing to readers.

1. Conventions of a magazine
By Annabelle Parish

2. Masthead- the
mast head is the
title of the
magazine company.
This lets the reader
know which
magazine company
have created this
issue.
Issue date- this can
also include the issue
number which
provides the reader
with the information
about which edition
this magazine is and
when it was published.
Sub headlines – these
are the stories within
the media at this time
that aren’t as popular
as the main headlines
but still have some
acknowledgement
within the magazine.
Main headlines-
these are the main
and largest articles
that are included
within the issue of a
magazine.
These are just
some of the main
features that are
commonly
occurring
conventions of a
magazine front
cover.

3. Front cover conventions
The masthead is always on the front cover of magazine as it is the name of the
magazine so it will draw the people who like that magazine to it. The issue number
and date are also always on the front cover. This is so that the magazine company
can let the readers know what date the issue was released and what edition number
it is. A website address is most likely to be on a magazines front cover as it is
letting the reader know where else they can access the magazine and get even
more information and stories from. There is an item named a Box out that
highlights stories and images by using bright coloured texts, and borders to make
them stand out.
The price is a factor that can possibly be on the back of the magazine but it is most
likely to be on the front of the magazine so that it can be easily accessed by the
reader. Another similar factor is the barcode as it needs to be easily accessed by
the reader but it can also be on the back depending on whether or not there are
advertisements on the back. Other key features of a front cover include sub
headlines which are stories that are there to draw in the reader by attracting their
attention. These stories wont be a s popular in the media as the main headlines.
The main headlines are the current and main stories within the media that will
attract the most attention to the magazine when clearest and largest on the front
cover.. . Comments on the front cover are the stories that are including the bold
masthead and colour scheme. The comments help to identify the target audience
of the magazine.

4. Other magazine conventions
• These are the magazine conventions that can be non-specifically used throughout the entirety of the magazine.
• The first example is the sidebar, the sidebar is a box that is next to one of the main features of the magazine.
Following this is a spread is a story that covers more that one page of a magazine. This spread if it is involved or
mentioned on the front cover will be nearer the front of the magazine with the key opening sentence of the article
placed right under the headline to help sell the story to the reader and make them want to read on further into
the article. Tags are small quotes and phrases that are specially selected and enlarged to draw in the attention of
the reader as they scan over the different articles within the magazine meaning that the reader will want to read
the article to understand why the quote is so important to the article. Another factor is a Tip-on as they are affixed
to the magazines as a promotional factor like a magnet or game piece to get the readers attention.
• The factor known as the secondary lead is a sneak preview of an inside article whether it is a quote or picture
early on within the magazine so that people notice it and as they are flicking through the magazine will spot it due
to spotting the sneak preview they have already seen which is familiar as they flick through. Pugs are used to catch
the readers attention by placing them in the key area that they will be seen which is the top left and right hand
corner of the magazine . Items that can be included within these spaces are the magazines price and company
logo etc. Within the first couple of pages in a magazine there will be a menu included which tells the reader what
the context of and what is included within the magazine. To make information stand out within the magazine Box
outs can be used as they are put behind the information and are brightly coloured which means that the readers
attention will be drawn to it. A commonly repeated factor included within a magazine is a by-line which is at the
end of an article where the reporters name goes, which can be close tot eh captions of pictures. Picture captions
are small bits of text underneath photographs explaining them, sometimes with the name of the photographer at
the bottom to pay credit to them.
• Exclusive articles are key features of magazines that draw in readers because they are providing information that is
only within their magazine. Magazines manage to get hold of these by paying their interviewees and buying their
story from them so that no-one else can use it within their magazine and claim it as their own exclusive story.

5. Again the masthead is
letting the reader know
which company produced
the magazine. This is
effective because the
masthead is very bold and
noticeable because it stands
out against the pink
background.
By having an image of Katy Perry
only on the front cover it straight
away lets the reader know that
she is the main feature of this
edition of the magazine. Also by
having her on her own it can
persuade the reader to think that
she is successful and powerful by
working on her own and by
building on her strengths as she
has build them up enough to get
the cover of the magazine. The
use of the flowers on her make
her appearance come across as
more feminine which helps to
reduce the look and feeling of any
masculinity , by showing some
innocence and childlike features
with the flowers.
A feature that can occur within
all magazine types but
especially music ones is getting
the model to look straight at
the camera. This makes the
reader feel a link to the
magazine as it feels like direct
address with their eyes
positioned as if they are looking
right at the reader through the
picture.
They have placed the model
slightly off the centre of the
image to allow the stories
and information that are
inside within the magazine
are shown clearly on the
cover to help draw readers
attention.

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