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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