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A convention is the acceptable way in which something is typically done. This is to ensure that a product, for example a music magazine, always looks professional. Keeping a product looking professional means it will be neat, to its best ability, and looks  appropriate for the media (such as being recognizable).

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What are the conventions for a music magazine front cover?

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What are the conventions for a music magazine front cover?

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Typically a music magazine will follow the conventions listed below, which can be found in the examples above and other various magazines.

1. The magazine will usually have short, memorable title, such as NME and Q.

2. The icon on the magazine front cover will be large and dominant, making it easy and clear to the audience what the subject of the magazine is.

3. The subject on the cover will be the main attraction, placed somewhere near the center so they can be easily see. The subject will also usually have direct eye contact to the reader. This also shows who the main article in the magazine will be about.

4.   The magazine will also follow a certain colour scheme, bright colours, as this will attract the audience and keep the magazine looking tidy, as it won't be all over the place.

5. The magazine may also include smaller images on the front cover that show what other important articles are within the magazine.

6. A price will be included somewhere on the magazine

7. Around the main image will be text, teasing the audience about what other contents are within the product.

8. There may also be competitions or free gifts, such as posters or concert tickets.

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How does my magazine follow the typical conventions?

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How does my magazine follow the typical conventions?

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My music magazine, much like the examples pictured above, has a short, memorable mast head, which is positioned near the top of the magazine. This is a good convention to follow as it will make my magazine more recognizable with the audience, as it will be easier to remember.
On my front cover, I have a shot of my model in a medium close up shot. Like the convention, she is the main focus of the magazine as she is the biggest and most dominant image, and so I will be engaging with the reader's attention through the image and the use of eye contact.
The main headline on the front cover, 'Leila', follows the convention as it is in a large font and a bold colour, which is similar to the NME, MOJO, and The Fly magazine that all use the celebrities names in the biggest font to make them the most eminent and eye catching.  Right underneath the main headline, I have put a pull quote from the article about Leila, to show that they are linked together and it is also useful to gainging the readers interest, as the particular quote might make them want to read more. The banner on my music magazine is also placed across the top, like the one on the NME magazine, as this makes certain aspects and information of the product stand out more, making it more likely to attain the reader's attention.

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How does my music magazine challenge the typical conventions?

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How does my music magazine challenge the typical conventions?

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Unlike three out of the four examples above, my music magazine doesn't feature a puff on the front cover. I decided not to include one as I thought it would make my music magazine appear too busy, and it would take emphasis away from other parts of my magazine.
On the magazines above, the maximum of two main colours are used on the magazine, where as I have used four different ones, being orange, white, yellow and black. I did this because I wanted a wider colour scheme, rather than just red and yellow like the NME, or black and pink like The Fly. Having a wider colour scheme allowed me to make bigger empahasis on certain parts, and use the other colours just to focus on the smaller parts. It also created a lot of diversity on the page, and I believe it made it stand out more.

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What are the conventions of a contents page?

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What are the conventions of a contents page?

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1. On a contents page, the title of the magazine is usually at the top, as well as the page title with the date of the issue (e.g NME THIS WEEK 22 NOVEMBER 2008)

2. Next to the article titles, there are sometimes small descriptions talking about what the article features, or even a quote.

3. There will sometimes be more than one image.

4. A continuous colour scheme will be abundant throughout.

5. Next to the article titles in the contents will be page numbers, as this will give reference to where about the article can be found.

6. There may be advertisements.

7. Large, clear fonts to grab attention.

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How does my magazine follow the conventions?

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How does my magazine follow the conventions?

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On my contents page, I have the title of the magazine in the top left corner, followed by the contents and the date, following the same structure of NME, Q and The Fly, as this is an organised structure and will make it look more professional.
The coloums down the side of the contents page, much like the NME and Q Magazine, have bold writing of different things within the magazine, such as 'THE NEWS', 'INTERVIEWS', 'REVIEWS' etc. This a good thing to follow as it will be clearly stated where everything is to guide the readers through the magazine, as well as each thing having its own page number.
The page numbers are bold and are in a different colour, to contrast the black, like what NME and Mojo do, as this makes it look more attractive and maintains the colour scheme.
The two images on my contents page are of two different musicians that are featured within the magazine. I kept Leila from the front cover there as this ensures that she is still the main focus. I also followed the convention of having an advertisement for the magazine, as this will be good for attracting the reader.

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How does my magazine challenge the typical conventions?

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How does my magazine challenge the typical conventions?

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On my contents page, I also included links for social media for my magazine. I did this as it makes the contents page look more personal to the reader and informative, as giving additional platforms to get content of the music industry will reach out to more people and so will increase the popularity of my music magazine.

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What are the conventions of a double page spread?

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What are the conventions of a double page spread?

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1. At the top of the page will be the title of the magazine, as well as a page tile indicating what the page contains.

2. Some text is highlighed with bold, large, colourful font.

3. Continuous colour scheme across the top pages.

4. Name of the artist in large, clear font, gains attention.

5. Large image of the artist who is being interviewed.

6. A stand first, which is an introduction to the article.

7. Coloums, between two and four to keep an organised structure.

8. A short headline

9. A pull quote, taken from the interview to highlight its importance.

10. Informal tone, will be if it is an interview.

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Does my double page spread follow the conventions?

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Does my double page spread follow the conventions?

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My double page spread for Faded follows the conventions such as having a stand first, which introduces the article.This is a good thing to have as it will give the reader a brief over view about what is in store with the interview. The interview is also informal, it is chatty and friendly, as I believe this style will appeal the best to the reader.
It follows the convention with its structure as it is in two coloums, making it neat and easy to follow.
I have also included a pull quote, which is bold and in a different colour to the rest of the writing which makes the page look more interesting and so will intrigue the reader. I also followed an easy colour scheme across both pages, keeping the professional look.
I have also put Leila's name in orange before each of her responses, to make it obvious that they are separate which makes it look more structured and neat, as I want the interview to be easy for the readers to understand.

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How does my magazine challenge the conventions?

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How does my magazine challenge the conventions?

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Instead of having an image that features my model to the center, I have an image that angles her more to the right. I did this because I wanted to be more creative with my image and to have focus on her but also on the title next to her, as I know that if she was to be in the center the title would overlap her.