- Name of the magazine is on top
- Structured in columns down one side of the page (3/4)
- Includes headings of types of articles
- Editor's note
- A small image of the front cover
- Page reference numbers
- Same theme colour
- Subscription offer
- Subheadings are different colour and typeface over text
- Competitions
- Issue no. and date by 'Contents'
- One main image relating to a feature article
- Some magazines have an organised structure of images or a collage
- Page no.s on left of text
- An article could be one of the features and then sub line more detail about the article (smaller font)
- It is divided between 'features' and 'regulars'
- Includes a 'page no.' at the bottom, a date and a website added on too
Monday, 27 September 2010
Codes and Conventions of a Contents Page
Sunday, 26 September 2010
Codes and Conventions of a Magazine Front Cover
- One main centre image that takes up the whole page
- Bars at the bottom of the magazine containing article topics
- Main pictures is usually the main feature article
- Studio photos that convey attitude
- Direct address
- Must have tag lines
- Must have buzz words e.g. 'exclusive' and coupled with main article
- Name in a banner line at the top left
- Some images overlap the title
- The masthead must have a type face that is unique (trademark)
- The masthead is usually one word
- Main image must be medium close up
- The masthead must have a positioning statement, above or below the line (how it places itself in the market)
- The price and date of the issue goes with the title or by the bar code (usually 11pt size)
- Can include puffs to offer something extra
- The largest cover line is the main cover line:
- It is the largest typeface after the masthead
- It anchors the meaning of the image
- It usually excludes a subtitle, in smaller font, which has more info about the article
- Other cover lines are usually 1 or 2 words with consistent subtitles
- The first two lines of the cover lines must have highlights in colour, trigger and different font to the subtitle, which are used to intrigue the reader
- Bar code at the front because advertisements are normally on the back
- Cover lines frame the image down one side of the magazine
- Limited colour scheme used
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