This document discusses different music genres that could be researched, including dance, rap, pop, rock, and indie, with subgenres like indie rock, metal rock, and punk rock mentioned. It also examines conventions for pop magazine covers, noting their bright color schemes, central images of artists, and enticing cover lines, as well as conventions for drum & bass magazine covers featuring bright colors, large main images occupying most space.

1. Researching Genres

2. Music Genres
• Different genres I could choose from would be:
Dance
Rap
Pop
Rock
Indie

3. Can be separated into sub genres such as:
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Indie rock
Metal rock
Punk rock
• Dark colors' used red and black used
to connote violence and aggression
• Eye catching fonts used to stand out
to the eye
• Featured artists in the magazine to
attract audiences
Rock
Punk rock
Indie

4. Pop Magazine
• A lively color scheme with a bright
vibrant color scheme is common with
the main image of artists included in
the centre of the page
• Exciting cover lines showing
features of the magazine enticing
young teens to buy it are also a
common convention

5. Drum & Bass
• Bright vibrant colour scheme
• Most of magazine occupied on cover
• Large main images