1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Masthead- used in all magazines
to show what the magazine could
be about or who is the owner of
the magazine
Main features of the magazine
can be found on the left of the
cover these are the topics
which people are most
interested in
Main image of the
magazine gives the insight
of the magazine or the hot
topic without opening it.
May be used to drag
attention
Barcode adds the professional
look to the magazine and is a
essential detail to every product
sold on market
Plug used to attract
readers readers attention
Both magazines have a lot of
space and nothing is too
close
2. Links to social
media
Background image
relevant to this
issue
Clear page
numbers
Large image
attracts
viewer
Content which
clearly shows
what’s inside
Date of
issue
3. Use of the same
colour throughout
Same font
which is classic
Images
relating to
article which
blend in
Most of the
page uses the
same colour
pattern and
keeps the
theme of
“classic”
4. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Looking back at my flat plans and designing of the final magazine piece i can tell that
the most similar existing magazine out there is “Classic rock” I uses similar house
style as well as colours and themes. The layout is also similar. Looking more in depth
at the “Classic Rock” magazine i can tell that they aren’t so different. On the first slide
in this presentation i have analysed first pages of both my magazine as well as the
existing magazine out there. Both my magazine and Classic rock magazine use larger
titles and different colours for titles of articles. The main image and the main article
can be recognisable just by looking at the from cover.
Both my magazine have used pictures that look classic and present one of the band
members which is popular at the moment. In order to attract the readers attention
both my and classic rock have pasted a large image in the middle of the magazine in
order to make it more attractive, relating to the topic.
Main features of the magazine can both be found on the left side of the magazine
explaining what are the main articles in this issue. It also has Plugs which contains
something to attract the reader with my magazine used the list of the best 5 bands in
2015 to attract readers as it is the main rock magazine the same as classic rock
people will be listening to the things that are written there.
Looking closer at contents page and double page spreads my magazine has used a
simple layout compared to the classic rock magazine which uses a more complex and
darker theme but the double page spread is similar we have both used the same type
of language in order to attract the reader and make him want to read the article.
I have used few images and quotes from the article in order to make sure that the
reader is interested in reading it it will also show some of the latest pictures of the
band which are only available in the exclusive and have been made by the
photographer of the magazine himself.
