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Music Magazine Evaluation:

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