2. Text - The text used of my
front cover is conventional
Masthead – The masthead for to the genre as it is in blak
IND is a bold font which makes it and white which stand out
stand out on the front cover this and contrast with the bright
is conventional to pretty much background. Also I have
any magazine, also it is in white used a variety of fonts that
which is a is a clear colour also help appeal to the target
making it stand out from the audience. I used red font
background this typical as the along the bottom strip to
mastehad is also the logo which make it stand out giving a
is often in red. The font used is burst of colour drawing
san serif which is conventional attention to it.
for the genre and any masthead
fitting with the house style also
fitting the indie genre as it
contrasts with the bright Cover story – I used a
background. cover story on the front of
my magazine to keep it
conventional as all
Image – The images used on the magazines have a main
front cover are typical to that of story, I made this clear by
NME are typical to pretty much putting it in a bold font
any music magazine as it different to the rest of the
features one main image of an front cover.
artist who has a main article in
the magazine. This image is
conventional to the indie/rock
genre as it has a high contrast
and filters creating a very moody
image with little expression, this Route of the eye – I
is conventional to both the followed the convention of
genre indie and NME as they route of the eye as it is a
feature many indie/rock artists effective layout that most
and bands. people unknowingly
follow.
4. Image – I kept my content page
conventional by having more
than one image. As you can see
there is one dominant image
which relates to the main article
in the magazine with a pull Subscription – The subscription
quote below it, this is box is found on many magazines,
conventional to many magazine. and is conventional, therefore I
I also have other images which added one to my contents page
show what else is in the giving readers the chance to
magazine. subscribe to the magazine
monthly.
Title – The title of this page uses Editor Box – The editor box gives
two different fonts to show the a quick short amounf of detail
two sections one in italics and and text giving a idead which is
one in bold this is conventional as featured. I found this in many
it shows the reader what the magazines therefore added it to
page the is about and what they mine.
will find on each page.
Colour – The colours on my
Competitions – I added a contents page follow the house
competition to my contents page style of my magazine using black
as I found that many music white and red to add some
magazines have competitions to colour, these colours are
entice the readers and give them conventional to the genre and
a chance to win a worth while popular to my target audience.
prize.
6. Colours –The colours used on my
Image – My image used on this
magazine are again follow the Box Out – I used a box to show
double page spread shows a
house style. The reds and white what the article is in the next
model with a guitar, guitars being
are easily read on the black issue of IND. This makes it stand
a big part of the indie genre. Its
background making it stand out. out with a image. This is
also quite a dark image also being
These colours are also conventional to music magazines.
conventional.
conventional to indie.
Layout – The layout of my double
page spread is the left third as my
image is placed on the left hand
page which is conventional to
many magazines
Columns – The use of columns is
seen in pretty much any
magazine making it look different
to a standard text, therefore to
keep in with all magazine
conventions I put all of my text
into columns.