Conventions Of Music Magazines
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Music Magazine Evaluation: How the product uses and develops forms and conventions of real magazines
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Music Magazine Evaluation:
How the product uses and develops forms and conventions of real
magazines
Front Cover Comparison
Large, dominant icon, making clear the title of the magazine
Price
Subject’s face can be easily and clearly seen, with eye contact
Large, dominant, full page image of one of the main articles in the magazine (with a band displayed)
Thumbnails of other important articles
Language techniques used to anchor articles
Bright colour scheme, with colourful clothing
Teasing Contents
Competitions and free gifts
Short, memorable magazine title
My Front Cover: Conventional Items
Large, dominant icon, making clear the title of the magazine
Price
Teasing Contents
Subject’s face can be easily and clearly seen, with eye contact
Language techniques used to anchor the image (proverb)
Short, memorable magazine title
Bright colour scheme, with colourful clothing
Competitions and free gifts
Thumbnails of other important articles
Large, dominant, full page image of one of the main articles in the magazine (with a band displayed)
Contents Page ComparisonPage Title at the top of the page with the date of the issue
‘Features’ section
Quotes from various articles
Images from various articles
Continuous colour scheme throughout
Page number giving reference to location of articles, with the name of the articles
Images of artists both performing and on a set
Large, clear font
Few external advertisements from other institutions on the contents page
Various language techniques
My Contents Page: Conventional ItemsPage Title at the top of the page with the date of the issue
‘Features’ section
Quotes from various articles
Images from various articles
Continuous colour scheme
Page number giving reference to location of articles, with the name of the articles
Images of artists both performing and on a set
Large, clear font
Few external advertisements from other institutions on the contents page
Various language techniques
Double Page Spread ComparisonPage Title at the top left of the page, indicating what the page contains
Name of the artist in large, clear font, for a big impact amongst other articles
Highlighted quotes from the article
Contact details, to get in touch with the editor
Introduction to the article
The article itself, written in columns –clear font
Many pictures of the band included over the pages
A continuous colour scheme used over the two pages
Often contain ‘extra information’ columns
Some text highlighted with large, bold, colourful font
Some text drags over the page
My Double Page Spread: Conventional ItemsPage Title at the top left of the page, indicating what the page contains
Name of the artist in large, clear font, for a big impact amongst other articles
Highlighted quotes from the article
Contact details, to get in touch with the editor
Introduction to the article
The article itself, written in columns –clear font
Many pictures of the band included over the pages
A continuous colour scheme used over the two pages
Often contain ‘extra information’ columns
Some text highlighted with large, bold, colourful font
Some text drags over the page
Language techniques make it interesting for the reader
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