Friday, 3 February 2017

Magazine Conventions

Codes and conventions of a media magazine

  • Masthead ( The title often stands out on the front cover as it's the name of the product.)
  • Fonts (Sans Serif without curly bits and Serif is without curly bits, serif is more formal. There is also typeface which is, rounded, bold, italics, underlined, condensed.)
  • Colour Scheme (The colours on the front cover that represent the magazine.)
  • Slogan ( A short memorable phrase so you know a product is made by a specific company.)
  • Cover Lines ( Not the title but other writing on the front cover which shows you which articles are featured inside.)
  • Bylines ( Naming who the article is by)
  • Denotation ( What it is)
  • Connotation ( The associated meaning behind it)
  • Main Image ( The image that takes up most of the front page and could easily effect if a customer wants to read it, for example if a celebrity is the main image a customer would probably want to read it more.)
  • Z pattern ( How the reader reads the magazine in a z formation)
  • Puffs ( A graphic feature with a box)
  • Barcode ( What gets scanned when it's purchased)
  • Issue date ( The date it comes out)
  • Publisher ( Who made the magazine
  • Date (
  • Website (
  • Skyline ( What's at the top)

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