The document discusses how the media product uses and develops conventions of real magazines while also challenging some conventions. It summarizes the key design elements of the magazine cover including the main image using "the gaze" convention to engage readers. It also discusses design choices for the masthead, cover lines, straplines, main cover line and barcode/price that both develop conventions such as grabbing attention and intriguing readers, and challenge conventions such as making the main cover line the largest text.

1. In what ways does your media
product use, develop and challenge
the forms and conventions of real
media product?

2. Main Image
• In my main image the artist is
using the convention ‘the
gaze’ as a direct mode of
address which makes him look
welcoming and captures the
readers attention. I've also
used generic clothes that
would be typically expected
in a rock magazine to meet
the conventions. I have also
added in drumsticks because I
felt my picture was too plain
and didn’t have an obvious
connection with music,
although this isn't as typical in
magazines as the artists are
normally well established in
the music industry.

3. Masthead
• I have made the
masthead
purposefully large to
grab the viewers eye
and make sure they
know who makes
the magazine. I have
made the masthead
black and white and
made it grainy to
create a brand image
that is easily
recognisable for the
buyers and viewers.

4. Cover lines
• I have used cover lines to
create interesting subjects
to intrigue the reader for
example the plug is large
and pops out which is
interesting and catches
their eye.

5. Straplines
• I have used the
strapline to leak
interesting
information about
the contents of the
magazine to lure
the viewer in to
reading and buying
the magazine. This
is a typical use in a
magazine

6. Main Cover line
• My main cover line is bold
and swamps the middle of
the magazine drawing
attention to it. My main
cover line is the biggest text
on the magazine which is
challenging the conventions
of a typically magazine
because it Is often the
second largest text. I have
made it the largest although
because I feel as it is issue
one and an un-established
magazine it Is better to
capture the reader attention
with an established artist

7. Barcode and price
• I have left barcode in
the bottom right to keep
attention on the
magazine which is a
generic convention of
any magazine. Although
I have not hid the price
and kept it hidden as my
magazine is a lot
cheaper than the
average magazine so I
felt keeping in plain
sight will be a positive
rather than a negative in
attracting a potential
buyer.