The document discusses conventions used in magazine cover design. It explains that the main image on the cover slightly overlaps the masthead to draw attention but not cover too much of it for a first issue. It also discusses placing the banner at the bottom instead of the top of the cover to make the masthead more prominent. Grid techniques like the rule of thirds are used to position the main image and models' eye lines. Larger, bolder text is used to make important lines stand out.

1. A convention of magazines is for the main image to
overlap the mast head. I did this but made sure that
the main image did not cover a lot of the mast head
because this is my first issue and I wanted people to
be able to read it and remember it.
Many magazines have their banner going across
the top of the front cover. However I decided to
put my banner at the very bottom of my cover as I
wanted my mast head more important .
I have used the rule of
third as I placed the
main image so that my
models eye line is in
middle of the page.
I had made the more
important cover lines
stand out by making
them bigger then the
rest and by using a
bright bold colour to
make it look eye
catching. Also I have
placed the image where
there was the most
space to add text.
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of
real media products?

2. A convention that I used was that the
cover lines have a shape that they a put
into such as a square or a rectangle like
this one.
I also used that type of technique as it
make my magazine lay out more neat and
professional.
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of
real media products?

3. Many magazines have their mast head across the
top of their page so I decided to do this. Many
hip pop , pop , and rape magazines have a simple
but large bold mast head. I have also used that
type of mast head trend to represent the correct
genre.
Another convention that I used was a pull
quote so that people can get an idea of
what the article is in the inside and vibe
also does that.
Most music
magazines have a bar
code on the front
cover like mine, I also
decided to put a
phone scanner to
make my magazine
look more modern as
vibe has done that. I
have placed my bar
code and scanner in
an appropriate place
where it goes with the
layout, also I wanted
to add my magazine
logo so people can
remember it.
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4. A convention that I have used was
the different coloured box that you
put behind a text to make it stand
out to the reader as well as it helps
making the cover look more
attractive
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5. A convention that I have used was
the magazine logo to be placed at
the top of my content page so they
people can recognise that it is a
fame magazine
Another convention I
have used was to
have subheading in
my content page to
keep all the text in
order and to guide
the reader onto
particular pages.
However magazines
like Vibe only show
what features in the
magazine but I
decided to show
what regular stuff
that readers will
expect from my
magazine.
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6. A convention that I have used like the convention in the vibe
magazine was the large ‘F’ in the background. This
emphasizes the magazine name Fame and by using the first
letter it represents the magazine. The main image overlaps
the letter to go with the layout and creates more room for
the text.
The house style of this content page has colours that are
manly grey and black to match the colours with Kanye
west cloths. So I also decided that I will uses colours that
match the my models clothing like the patch brown on
his coat. Initially I was going to go with a house style of
red and black but I changed that idea and chose colours
that was in between red and brown.
A convention that
this magazine uses is
that they main image
covers most of the
page, whereas the
text is small. In my
magazine I decided
that my main image
will be large however
my content text will
cover most of the
page because I
wanted the reader to
be able to read the
text easily.
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7. In my double page spread I have stated the
name of the artist in a large bold font near the
artist so that the reader can identify the artist,
as the artist is looking down at the guitar.
Whereas this DP mentions the artist name in
the article.
Usually double page spread have a sub
heading of what the article will be on, so the
reader can under stand the context of the
article that it is an interview.
In double page spreads usually an
image takes up one page. However my
image goes onto the next page which
makes it more enjoyable to read as the
article goes around the image.
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8. A convention that many magazines use in
their magazines is that a logo a symbol is
shown like Vibe. In my magazine the way
I have shown that is that I have used the
idea of having the F to represent and
remind the reader that this is a Fame
magazine. Also I have placed it behind
the article as people will be constantly
looking at it.
It is an convention for all magazines to put their
article in columns. Also I have used a different
colour for the questions to make it easier for
the reader to understand the article as well
making the lay out look professional.
In my article I have used another image to
make it more enjoyable for the reader as the
image has other people in it. Whereas
magazine that have a genre of hip pop/pop
they would have images of the artist/band
only.
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9. A convention that I have used is
that the main image makes the
reader look towards the article by
an action, for example Bruno
Mars's hand is pointing towards
the article and usher is looking
towards the article. Whereas in
my Double page spread my image
flows onto the article making
readers look towards the article.
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of
real media products?