My media product challenges conventions of music magazines by targeting women. While most music magazines have a predominantly male readership, I saw an opportunity to fill the gap by appealing to women through design choices like using a female artist on the cover and a burgundy color scheme. I also challenge magazines like Rolling Stone that use more masculine fonts and colors by making my magazine appealing to both genders.

1. In what way does your media
product challenge the codes and
conventions of a real media product.

2. • It became apparent that my music magazine had similarities to
other established music magazines.
• I followed some codes and conventions found when researching
music magazines. For example, having a colour scheme within my
magazine. Throughout most magazines I found they all had a colour
scheme to create a running theme, for example NME red and black.
• My colour scheme was burgundy and neutral colours to keep it
looking sophisticated. I also used similar fonts on all of my pages as
this is done in successful music magazines and I believe it brings my
magazine together. Due to the fonts being similar it keeps a
continuity between the pages.
• I go against wolf’s theory of women being presented as a sex object
and to be consumed by the male gaze, I however want to target my
magazine to women as well as men, so therefore I go against Wolf’s
theory by attracting women through feminine fonts and colours.

3. I felt within that There was a gap In music magazines That targeted women I therefore challenged codes and
conventions of Music magazines to try and target women more in magazines For example NME has a 70+ male
reading therefore felt trying to fill this gap for women Would be a extremely good promotion tool. I did this by using a
female artist on my front cover To hopefully appeal to women, I also used burgundy colour lips and logo as I felt this
could also Create a attraction for women. I feel both genders are addressed on the front cover due to the
Black and white image, not making it overly femine. This contrasts magazines such as rolling stones,
Who use more masculine font and colours.
Bold logo, found on
Every music magazine
I researched.
Attract new audience
And help audience
Recognize magazine.
Big main image,
Conveys the central
Focus of that issue,
Common convention
Of music magazines.
Name of artist
Usually in same font as
Album name, attract
Audiences who listen to
That particular artist.
Date of issue,
Informative. Found
Somewhere on
All magazines.

4. All articles start with a bold first letter
To attract audience, followed this convention
Kilbournes theory
Perfect skin – common convention of
magazines, creates idealised image of men
and women
Enlarged
quote to
entice
audience to
read full
article.
Same colour scheme as other pages,
Keeps magazine looking professional
Common convention found in magazines such
As vibe (blue scheme) and NME (red and black scheme)

5. Simplistic layout
Main focal point
Is image and text
Challenges conventions
As a lot of
Music magazines have
More than one
Image on content
Page, however
I wanted to keep
It simplistic
And not to distract
From main image.
Quote of article
Inside magazine
Attracts readers to
Want to read on
A features section
To inform readers
What's inside
magazine,
Found on all music
magazine
Content pages.