Friday, 23 September 2011

Codes and conventions of a magazine front cover

Main title.
Central image.
Barcode.
Set colour theme.
Main storylines around the outside.
Most have a website.
Masthead at the top.
A date.
3-7 coverlines approx.
Masthead font is unique.
2-3 different fonts.
Direct address.
Biggest storyline matches image.

Codes and conventions of a magazines contents page

They all have small images on.
They all have numbers on pages.
All have a limited colour pallet.
All include the date.
Website included.
Title of the magazine at the top.
All have around 4 different fonts.
Used graphics.
3-7 different images.
Long paragraph about the main story.
Some sort of contact details.
Description in the picture.
What page fits which picture.
All organised into sections.
Split into columns.
Subheadings in bold or colour block.
A picture of the editor.