This document summarizes how the media product challenges conventions of real magazines in its design choices. The masthead uses a messy, painted font rather than a crisp one to represent the rebellious target audience. The main cover image is in black and white rather than color to look more serious and classic, appealing to an older demographic focused on heavy, rebellious music. Instead of a traditional right third, it has a left third to emphasize the rebellious genre. While the contents page and double page spread follow conventions, the predominant use of black and white images makes the magazine feel more serious.

1. Question 1
In what ways does you media product use/develop or challenge forms and convention of
real media products?
The masthead although in
most magazines is quite
crisp and a simple font I
have chosen to go with a
more painted and un-neat
look for my masthead. I
did this because I thought
that is represented my
target audience better.
The genre of music that
this magazine is based on
this rebellious and heavy, I
think that the messy
masthead represents this
well.
The main image is black
and white unlike most
main images on a
magazine cover I have
done this because I think
it represents my audience
better it is quite serious
music so the black and
white image makes the
magazine look more
serious also it gives the
magazine a classic look
this would be good as the
magazine would be liked
by the older of my
audience more.
Instead of having a right
third like conventional
magazines I have a left
third I did this to
emphasize the
rebellious side of the
genre of music.

2. The contents page follows the conventions of a magazine other than the fact that the images are
predominantly black and white this as I have said before is to give the magazine a more serious feel
and to appeal to an older audience as well.

3. The double page spread also follows conventions as I have said before the black and white image
might be the only un-conventional thing about this page.