This document discusses the codes and conventions used in magazine front covers. It identifies some typical magazine conventions like the masthead, sell-lines, strapline, price, and barcode. It explains that codes give meaning to conventions and help communicate the magazine's message to buy the issue. Readers are asked to analyze sample magazine covers and discuss what codes and meanings can be derived from elements like the title, strapline, cover model, and sell-lines, and what this reveals about the intended audience.