This document discusses the conventions and codes used in real magazines that were applied to the author's media product. Some conventions that were used include a bold logo and bright colors on the cover inspired by We Love Pop magazine. Pink font was used for the masthead, and the word "exposed" was intended to intrigue readers like "uncensored" in We Love Pop. Images were shot in a studio following rules of thirds. Issue numbers, dates and barcodes were included in the bottom right corner. Inside pages used informal text in columns alongside images, and celebrity names were bolded.

1. Q3:How does your media product use, develop,
challenge forms and convention of real media
products?
The conventions of magazines are:
• Big, clear headline
• The anchoring image is over popular musician
• Front cover has barcode, date, issue number
• Main cover lines indicating the articles
Code= cultural signifiers that the audience
understand e.g. a rose equal love
Convention : defining features of a type of media
e.g. masthead always goes top left because we read
from top left as a culture

2. Iconic- my magazine We Love Pop-real media product

3. We Love Pop mainly influenced my research and what I
wanted my magazine be like the bold logo and the
bright colours that really stood out was what I wanted
on my magazine
I used pink colour for my font as I saw the
masthead of WLP has it. I tried to design a
unique masthead to attract the young girls. I
used the word ‘’expossed’’ to make the
audience curious about the content as we love
pop used the word ‘’uncensored’’ with the same
purpose.

4. The central image
was shoot in a
studio and is a
close up
representing a
direct address.
Both models are
using the codes
and conventions
of the front cover.
My model
representing Lana
Del Rey is looking at
the audience
following the
convention as well
as Jessie J on the
real front cover (this
is the main image.
I also use the codes and
conventions when I
created the cover lines to
indicate the features inside
that engages the audience
to buy it. The majority of
the articles are aimed at
teen girls so they have the
font in an easily readable
By using words as
‘’unseen’’ , ‘’insanity’’,
‘’romance’’ you excite
the reader and cause
curiosity which is the
main purpose of the
keywords

5. As any other front cover, mine has a
barcode, issue number, date and
website which is positioned on the
bottom right corner Another
convention of the front cover is that
the image to follow the rule of thirds
in order to be aesthetically pleasing.
When I took the pictures I took care
that to hold the camera vertically and
to fit the model in such a way that it
would follow it

6. The font-basic and
simple.
Many images that
link to the younger
audience. Main
image is a medium
shot.
Mode of address is
informal.
Busy layout – reflect
many amazing
things you can find
in the issue
Musthead same as front
cover but different
colour. Footer same to
the front cover=> house
style

7. Double page spread
Model in the
image looking
directly to the
audience to
encourage them
to buy the
magazine.
A quote is presented as the
head line. This are used to
shock( convention of the
double page spread )
Another code and
convention that my
magazine follow is the
celebrity’s name is in
bold
The text is usually Arial size 11pt. Text
is set into columns. Main images is on
the left and relates to the article is
written informal