SIMILARITIES

Centred
masthead

Direct address
Consisten
t
colouring

Main
coverline
with
larger
font
Female
main
image
coverline
s

barcode

DIFFERENCES
Weblink

Dateline
Serif
fonts
Medium
close up
shot
Anchored
page
numbers

Secondary
image

During the production of my student magazines front cover I

included standard conventions that are expect in every
magazine, for example a large masthead which is positioned at
the top of the cover, having the main image cover the mast
head slightly. I also included a barcode in one of the bottom
corners of the front cover. Another convention I used was direct
address from the model in the main image, I decided to use
this convention as I agree that it helps the audience to connect
and interact with the magazine. Conventions that I went
against included anchored page numbers on the front cover as
I decided to include these in the contents page.
I also
challenged the convention of having a medium close up shot
for my main image and I went with a medium shot as I wanted
a visible background of the college grounds as this is a student
magazine based on the college.

SIMILARITIE
S
masthead

Page
number
s

Added
images

Anchor
ed
images

DIFFERENCES
Dateline
Contents
title
Larger
font for
main
article

puf

Article
screen
shots

Social media
ads
Page
number

During the production of my student magazine contents page

I included the expected conventions such as the masthead,
page numbers, secondary images and anchored images, I
decided to include them all as it helps to give the magazine
direction and makes it easier for the audience to enjoy the
magazine. I also included certain things that are not expected
conventions such as social media promoting and large fonts
for my main articles.