1 - conventions presentation
- 1. Conventions of a dance music magazine.
- 2. Front cover Masthead is big, bold and takes up the whole width of the page. The cover story heading is in the middle of the page with big font size bold style and has two colours to make it visible. The cover lines are smaller font with a black background located around the edge of the page. Competition section to tell the reader there was a competition previously. Large image of the cover artist with a bright background. Bar code and magazine price.
- 3. Front Cover Similar to the professional magazine the masthead is located at the top with the full width of the page. This makes it easily visible and because of the style of the masthead it makes it recognisable to the audience. The cover story is in the middle of the page with the first letter being big and blue so it stands out. This helps with keeping the style of my magazine throughout but it also makes it noticeable from a distance. The cover lines are around the bottom of the page with a faded black background and blue and white text. This keeps the layout organised while making the content readable and visible. Telling the reader there is a competition inside. This would motivate the reader to buy the magazine because they could win something that is worth more than the price of the magazine. Large image of the cover artist. Black and white instead of colour. This allows for the image to be noticed but removes any distracting colours that may cause the reader to get distracted by the Bar code and magazine price. This helps tell the reader how much the magazine is and allows the shot to easily scan the magazine.
- 4. Contents Page Page header with the page name and issue date. Bright image to add colour to the contents page. Black background Text is readable, organised into categories and is white to contrast the black background. Information about the free CD included in the magazine. Footer of the page including issue date, page number and magazine website.
- 5. Contents Page Page header with the page name and issue date. This tells the reader what page they are on and the date that this issue was released. Black background to keep the house style and make the text readable. Text is readable, organised into categories and is white to contrast the black background. The categories keep the house style with the blue colour. This helps organise the content and also visually shows what is the category name Footer of the pagethe compared with including issue date, page number and magazine articles. website. The date tells the user what date this issue was released and then the website is there so that you always know what the magazine's website is. The page number is to just tell you what page you are on. Bright images to add colour to the contents page. And draw peoples eyes into the page making them more focused on the content.
- 6. Double Page Top of the page includes a section which tells the reader which category the article is in. Article’s pull quote. Heading of the article. Big gallery of images, takes up a whole page and half the second page. Main Article content. Page footer includes page number, issue date and the website for the magazine.
- 7. Double Page Spread Top of the page includes a section which tells the reader which category the article is in. This allows for the reader to know which category this article is in. Two images instead of a whole gallery full. Compared to the professional magazine I decided to only use two images because having a whole page full of around 6 images I thought was too much and It adds more content for the reader. Article’s pull quote. I make the quotes a light blue and bigger than the font because it adds a good effect and shows that it is a quote more effectively. Heading of the article. This is in a big bold font so it is readable and because of its size it is visually separated from the rest of the content and you can tell it is the heading for the article. Page footer includes page number, issue date and the website for the magazine. Main Article content. With the questions using the blue colour to separate them but also keep the house style throughout the