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1. Media Evaluation
By
Mark Leonard

2. Front Cover Conventions
• Music magazines tend to follow a list of conventions. From these music
magazines you can see that they all have a large centralised image.
• The names of the mags seem to be positioned in the top left corner or in
the centre. They don’t appear to be in the top right corner of the cover.
• The covers have text that surrounds the cover image or go over it.
• Some of the mags don’t just tell readers about music. Some tell readers
about the latest “celebrity gossip” and “fashions”.
• Most front covers follow a grid system.

3. My Front Cover
Grid system
towards the
bottom.
The front cover looses it’s grid
system look, to be replaced
with a more geological look, as
rocks are commonly dipped in
the earth. This can represent a
double meaning in the name.
Banner
People in the
picture giving a
direct mode of
address
Pug, giving an
incentive. Free
attract buyers.
Mast head and
tagline. At the
top of the page,
people tend to
look there first
Secondary images
show the reader
other articles.
The colour scheme is
repeated through
the magazine.
Creating house style.

4. Contents Conventions
• Some contents pages have the name of the magazines name at the top of
the page. The page numbers and names are usually in columns.
• Some list the name of this page (Contents) at the top of the page, either
next to the image or the repeated title.
• Near the top or bottom of the page, the contents page will have the date
and/or the issue number.
• There may be an image related to the main article or a less important
article.

5. My Contents page
Contents of
the magazine.
In columns
Date and
issue number
Images related
to articles
I deliberately made it
list like to appeal to a
primarily male reader.
Repetition of
the title adds
to the house
style
Competition and
subscription advert
encourages regular
readers.

6. Double Page Spread Conventions
• Double page spreads consist usually of 300-400 words, a large
image/several small images, changes in text size and vibrant colour
schemes.
• When the image is a large singular image. It the image will usually be of an
artists face or the whole band together.
• The articles usually have a headline/title and a stand first before the main
text. The text is usually in columns.

7. Double page spread conventions
300-400
words.
Humorous
mode of
address to
appeal to
male reader.
Column are
used to
structure to
article.
Picture of the whole
band. This is the
largest part of the
feature.
Image is direct
mode of address
Title
Stand first,
creatively
positioned to
emulate the
title.
Continuous
house style.