This document compares the front covers and contents pages of real music magazines like NME and Kerrang to those created by the author for their own magazine titled "iMusic". Both the real and student-created magazines use similar conventions like mastheads, dates, artist names, and photos. However, the student's magazine includes fewer photos on the front cover to make the main image stand out more. The color schemes and placements of design elements on the covers and contents pages also show similarities while differing in some small ways. The student explains design choices made to emulate real magazines but also allow for personal style.

1. Question1: In what ways does your product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

2. Front Cover Comparison My Magazine NME Magazine

4. Price

5. Gigs.

6. Puffs and Plugs.

7. Cover lines.

8. Bands included in the magazine.

9. Colour theme: black, red and white.

10. Barcode.

11. Two other photographs.

12. Date.

13. Main Photograph.

14. Bold Artist.

16. Main Photograph.

17. Cover Lines

18. Bands.

19. Gigs.

20. Puffs and Plugs.

21. Interviews.

22. Festival Tickets

23. Barcode.

24. Date.

25. Main Artist.

26. Main Cover line.

27. Price

29. Why? I placed my image more to the right of the centre as I then had room to include cover lines on the left. I have placed other things on the right as well but more on the left as most magazines constructions are like this. My Masthead is placed on the left at the top as well as this draws your eye up there. I placed it in a box so it stood out a lot more as this is what the magazine is called.

30. Contents Page Comparison My Contents Page Kerrang’s Contents Page

31. My Contents Page This is my Contents Page that I have created it includes: Magazine Name. Main Heading. Issue Number. Sub-headings. Page Numbers. Photographs. Image of Front Cover. Information of what is in the magazine. Colour Scheme.

32. Kerrang Contents Page This is a contents page produced by Kerrang! It includes: Main Heading. Sub-headings. Page Numbers. Photographs. Information of what is in the magazine. Image of the Front Cover. Introduction. Colour Scheme.

33. Comparison Mine and Kerrang’s contents page both include a variety of images that are included in the magazine. My contents page includes the title of the magazine whereas Kerrang doesn’t use this and just has the image of the front cover. Kerrang’s contents page have an introduction/ paragraph at the top explaining things that will be included in the magazine, I have not included this. Kerrang’s contents heading is on the right whereas mine is on the left under the magazine name, the images of the front covers are also on opposite corners.