The document discusses the visual design conventions used across the magazine's front cover, contents page, and double page spread (DPS). Some of the key conventions discussed include large, distinctive headings; a variety of prominent images featuring famous faces; a consistent pink-based color scheme; and unique backgrounds ("mise-en-scene") for the images. Fonts are also used variably in different sizes and colors to draw attention to specific elements on each page like the masthead and subheadings. Overall, the document analyzes how visual design elements like headings, images, colors, backgrounds, and fonts are similarly and distinctly applied across the magazine pages.

1. Headings; All of the parts
of this magazine consist
of some sort of heading.
The main cover includes
'Shayne X factor', the
contents 'Everybody's
talking about the Xmas
no1' and the DPS, 'Boy
racers'. All of these
headings have similar
codes, that they are all
big compared to the rest
of the page and they all
contain a unique font,
making each heading
significant and making
them stand out on the
page.
Images; All of these pages
contain a wide range of
images. They consist of a
main image and then smaller
images placed on the page.
The main image is highlighted
through it's size and bright
colours. The images make
the magazine seem more
visually appealing, making the
audience pick up the
magazine as they will also
recognise the famous faces.
Colour scheme; All of the pages
follow the same colour scheme.
The front cover uses pink and so
does the contents page and the
DPS. They also include parts of red
and blue and yellow, making the
magazine seem more colourful.
Mise-en-scene;
Each image in this
magazine has a
unique mise-en-scene.
The
background of one
of the main images
on the front cover
is white, making
the model stand
out. The contents
page includes a
Christmas
background which
highlights the
theme of one of the
articles inside. The
DPS has a car
racing background
which does match
the mise-en-scene
on one of the
images on the front
cover.
Font; There is a variety of font on all of these pages in different sizes. The use of the masthead is
included on all of the pages to indicate that they are all part of the same magazine. But, on the
contents page and the double page spread, the masthead is in a different colour; yellow which
highlights to the audience that this is not front cover page. The subheadings also have the biggest
text on the DPS and the contents page but not on the front cover, conveying that the masthead is
not the most significant convention on the DPS and contents page but it is on the front cover. The
use of the variety of fonts and sizes makes each text stand out individually on the page.