While wanting my magazine to be unique, it was important to follow some magazine conventions for design aesthetics and suitability. My magazine follows conventions like a large central image on double page spreads, pull quotes and drop caps. Feedback showed these appealed to readers. The contents page uses topic columns, large headings, and balanced image to text ratios, following conventions improved organization and legibility. The front cover uses a large masthead and central image, which improved visuals, legibility, and reader enjoyment.

2. Although I wanted to ensure my magazine was unlike any already on
sale, it was also extremely important to follow a few of the
conventions typically seen in magazines on sale. These conventions
are often used because they are both effective in terms of design
aesthetics, as well as suitability to the subject matter and legibility.
My media product both uses, develops and challenges the forms and
conventions of magazines in the real world. My magazine, most
heavily in the contents page and double page spread, follows the
typical conventions of magazine form.

3. My double page spread in particular, features many of the conventions
typically used in magazines. These include the use of a large central
image which fills both pages, pull quotes and a drop cap. These
conventions seem to have been successful when appealing to my target
audience, as stated in comments from my audience feedback.

4. Conventions used within my contents page include: the separation of
article topics into columns, the use of a large heading/title, and a
fairly even image:text ratio on the page. Following these conventions
not only benefitted my contents page in terms of aesthetics and the
ability to lay out my page in a visually effective way, but also in terms
of legibility. I have followed the convention of topic-specific columns
to organise my featured articles effectively, benefitting the reader
and the enjoyment of reading my magazine directly.

5. Conventions used within my front cover include: a large, bold
masthead design and a striking central image (more specifically, a medium
close-up shot). Following these conventions not only benefitted my front
cover in terms of aesthetics and the ability to lay out my page in a visually
effective way, but also in terms of legibility. I have followed the convention
of topic-specific columns to organise my featured articles effectively,
benefitting the reader and the enjoyment of reading my magazine directly.