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- 1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
- 2. The codes and conventions which feature in most magazines...The codes and conventions which feature in my magazine...Photography
- 3. Masthead
- 4. Cover lines
- 6. Bar code
- 7. Price, date and issue number
- 10. Page numbers
- 11. Fonts
- 12. Colour scheme
- 13. Pull quotes
- 14. Photography – mostly posed
- 15. Masthead
- 16. Cover lines
- 17. Pull quotes
- 18. Text/Articles
- 19. Bar code
- 20. Price, date and issue number
- 21. Contents page
- 22. Page numbers
- 23. Fonts
- 24. Colour Scheme
- 25. Pull quotesHow did the magazine that I researched present these conventions and how did I present them in my own magazine?
- 26. PhotographyThe magazines in which I researched featured posed photography on the front cover. Therefore I followed this convention by using a posed photograph on the front cover for my magazine. I was inspired by this particular image as this magazine issue was published in the 80s and the style of image I wanted to use for my magazine was an old image that would have originally been taken in the 80s.
- 27. MastheadsWhen carrying out my existing product research I found that the masthead was always across the top of the page. Therefore I followed this convention by putting the masthead on my magazine across the top of the page.
- 28. Cover linesThe magazines in which I researched features cover lines on the front cover. This is done to attract the audience to buy their magazine. Therefore I followed this convention by using cover lines on the front cover of my magazine to attract my audience.
- 29. Text/ArticlesAll of the magazines that I researched featured articles inside the magazine on the double page spreads therefore it was a necessity for me to follow this convention. I featured a relevant article, to what my magazine would publish to suit its audience, on my DPS.
- 30. Bar codeBar codes are needed on a magazine in order for people to purchase the product. Not all of the magazines that I researched featured bar codes on the front cover however they will have featured somewhere on the magazine.
- 31. Contents pageWhen carrying out my existing product research I found that all magazines have contents pages in order for the audience to find out what features on each page, making it easier to locate different aspects of the magazine. I followed this convention by featuring a contents page in my magazine. However, I did develop this convention by making my contents page less structured and more random. I haven’t presented it in columns, instead in boxes in different colours broken up by images.
- 32. FontsPage numbersPage numbers are featured in all magazines to match the contents and so people know where they are in the magazine. Therefore I followed this convention by featuring page numbers on my magazine.Bold and simple fonts are used so that they are easy to read and stand out therefore I followed this convention.
- 33. Colour SchemeThe music magazine in which I researched that was actually published used bright colours with a white background.I developed the conventions of this 80s magazine colour scheme by changing the background from completely white to grey and white to make it more modern.