2. The key conventions being noticeable in the music i.e. pop
magazine would be the front cover title which is
explainable in Magazine number 1 which shows the
word “Billboard Justin Bieber”. The typeface on the
magazine in bold fonts and also san serif font is used.
The celebrity figure portrayed in the magazine front
cover is to attract the music fans to read the magazine
making it appealing. For a billboard magazine the
colours black and white are always used. Moving on to
the second magazine where the bold font is used with a
mixture of san serif and serif font, with a typeface of
Times New Roman also displaying a celebrity figure
“Selena Gomez” the main icon of the magazine. The
colours black and white are used. There are many eye
catching headlines used to make the readers convinced
to read the magazine.
3. The TIME magazine here has it’s header
with a cover line which is “Inside Steve’s
Pad”. The color which is always used even
in the borders is red. These types of
magazine’s always display the issue date on
the top right corner of the magazine. The
typography of the magazine is Times New
Roman with an addition of Serif font being
used. Many business professionals and
news readers would want to read by seeing
the large headline TIME’S Magazine known
to be a well known magazine
4. Mainly in a sports magazine the main icon which gains
everyone’s attention is the kind of sport. Looking at the
example on the first magazine the person holding the
basketball would personify the main icon. Usually
these magazines will contain bright colours. The
players sport wear carries immense importance as a
part of the genre. The magazine contains a figure who
is famous to be known in the football team “Ronaldo”.
Though many men 95% of them admire sports and
are there favourite, so these magazines would be
appealing to check out what’s happening in the sports
field. About upcoming tournaments and matches. The
font of the main cover title is bold with a use of san
serif font.
5. In a fashion magazine, the main head cover which is
shown in bold “BAZAAR” is a famous fashion
brand to attract the females to read the magazine.
The typeface of the magazine would be Times
New Roman font which is known to be Serif font.
The models in the magazine who are showing
there signature pose is indicating numerous
things to its viewers about fashion, in the case of
the body language. The heads of the models
cover the main title of the magazine to make it a
bit more recognizable hence, giving a 3D look.
The cover lines in the magazine are often used to
display what articles will be found inside the
magazine to make the readers feel interested to
read the magazine thus making it more eye
catching.
6. Although the codes and conventions of the magazine
are the title and the by line but there is more to the
gaming magazine. The central image does not
contain a person or a place which makes the icon
or the main mode of address indirect but it includes
a narrative. They even address the competition with
other game brands as a highlight, The puffs
displayed in the magazine are given to show the
exclusive features of the magazine which will
engage the young generation in reading the
magazine Though inside the magazine the article
introduction is given of the editor. There is a use of
San serif font with Arial font written in Bold.
