Conventions Of A Music Magazine

In order to create a guide to stick to when I constructed my music magazine, I researched the conventions of a music magazine then made a list of the conventions that the front cover, content page and double page spread consist of.

Front Cover:

-Barcode on the bottom of the page

-The price of the magazine

-Consists of selling lines and puffs

-A mast head that is memorable and stands out

-Large main image (typically an MCU shot)

-Date and issue number

Content Page:

-Features, divided into categories

-Page numbers next to the topic

-Bold title at the top of the page

-A large image

-Consistent colour scheme

Double Page Spread:

-Large image that takes up a page (mode of address)

-A quote from the person the magazine interviewed

-Simple, professional and elegant font

-Drop capital

-Context placed into columns