The document summarizes conventions for magazine covers across four genres: 1) Movie magazines prominently feature large photos and headlines with additional details in smaller text underneath and stories listed on the left side. 2) Car magazines emphasize large dramatic photos and bold headlines at the top with additional information listed at the bottom. 3) General interest magazines have distinctive serif fonts for mastheads and use photos alongside smaller coverlines at the bottom. 4) Gaming magazines utilize 3D effects with photos extending into mastheads and eye-catching puffs while following a similar format of large headlines and smaller additional details.

1. MAGAZINES 4 types – the conventions By Amar Shukla

2. Movie magazine - EMPIRE Large, bold masthead, partially covered, as people already know the title. Date and price, in small writing so not to spoil cover. Pug – same slogan every time: ‘THE WORLD’S BIGGEST MOVIE MAGAZINE’. Feature photo and headline – large headline, then smaller in detail underneath. Also photo is tilted. Coverlines: other stories which readers might enjoy. More writing on left

3. Car magazine – TopGear Masthead – again largest thing on page Pug – this time above masthead, and not same every time Date and price, again small Feature photo/headline – large, bold. Picture edited to make it seem like it is moving and ‘3D’. Coverline – small, at bottom. Barcode. Puffs – look like stickers, make seem 3D

4. General interest – Reader’s Digest Masthead; one of only fonts on page with serifs. Feature headline – largest font Coverlines; smaller, but with pics. Smaller coverlines at bottom; not much attention. Barcode. Date + price, again small

5. Gaming – PSM Masthead; has a whole section for itself, but picture coming into its section for 3D effect. Pug, same every time Puff, eye-catching ‘sticker’ Barcode + price Feature photo/headline Coverlines – smaller, but same format, colour etc as main headline. Another puff with a coverline More writing on left