The document describes the layout and design conventions used in the student's magazine cover. It discusses placing the main image in the center to attract attention, using effects on headlines to make them stand out without covering the image. The largest headline is intended to attract readers to the primary article. The masthead is placed prominently in the corner like professional magazines. The barcode and date are placed in typical locations for magazines.

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

2. The main image is in the
centre of the of the page and
stands out to attract the
audience as you can see in
my magazine and the
professional magazine. The
image has direct address
once again to attract the
audience because it looks like
the image is looking at them.
The main image doest have
anything covering the face
because that is the focus of
the image that the audience
will first see and will be
attracted to. For example a
recognisable face will not be
covered to bring in the
audience.

3. The Coverlines on my magazine
are placed at either side of the
image not covering the image
too much so it is still the focus
of the front cover. I used effects
on the Coverlines to make
them stand out, the effects
were outer glow, inner glow
and different drop shadows.
The Coverlines are used to try
and attract the audience, it
shows what the article is going
to be about but not giving away
too much so they will want to
carry on reading.
The main Coverline is there to attract the reader
more than the other Coverlines because it has the
biggest text and is the main article.

4. My masthead is big in
the corner to make the
name of the magazine
stand out which is
similar to the
professional magazine
on the right. The text
also has an effect to
make it stand out even
more. My magazine isn’t
a known magazine so I
haven't covered IMM
fully like Q have because
people would not
recognise it.

5. My barcode is on the
bottom right as it is similar
to the professional magazine
on the left, only slightly
lower. The date is on the top
right of my magazine
because it looked of place
no matter where else I put
it.