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How does my double page spread develop/challange the main conventions? 

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How does my double page spread develop/challange the main conventions? 

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I have included the album cover that the artist has just released as well as the artists details, some double page articles sometimes have this but it isn't a main convention. I have positioned the article on the left hand side as we are "conditioned" to look to the left so therefore it will feel more natural for my reader to read the article if its on the left however most articles are on the right hand side of the page.

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How does my double page spread follow the main conventions?

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How does my double page spread follow the main conventions?

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The article starts with a drop cap so the reader knows where the article starts I have also changed the colour to one of my house style colours so it stands out. The article is written in two columns so it easier to read. There is space between each question and the question is written in blue so the reader knows when the next question begins. There is a photo on the right of the artist featuring the magazine. On top of the model there is a pull quote from the article which is written in both house style colours. I have also added the page number in the bottom corner.

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Main conventions of an alternative music double page spread

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Main conventions of an alternative music double page spread

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Large image of feature artist

A pull quote from article

Headline of artist; also bleeds onto both page to show they are part of the same article

Small introduction

Follows House style

Questions in different colour/bold

Drop cap so the reader knows where the article starts

Columns; allows the article to flow much better so its readable and makes sense

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How does my contents page challenge typical conventions

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How does my contents page challenge typical conventions

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One of the ways the contents page goes against the conventions is that instead of having the photos (1st column, left) portrait/landscape in boxes mine are in circles. I think this works better for my contents page as it makes it look unique and makes the page look more interesting. Another way it goes against the conventions it that most of the models don't use mode of address unlike most magazines.

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How does my contents page develop the typical conventions?

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How does my contents page develop the typical conventions?

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I have included an editors note, this is something that is on a few contents page however it is not a main convention of a magazine as not many do. I thought it made my magazine seem a bit more personal rather than just a big company doing it.

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How does my contents page follow the conventions?

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I have used my house style colours in my contents page so it links with my front page and double page spread. At the top of the page I have my masthead again but this time much smaller so it doesn't take up the whole page as the audience already knows what magazine is it. Underneath in bold I have the page title 'contents' in bold block letter with blue behind it to make it stand out more. My main column is in the middle of the page which is separated with bold headers for each section. I have used the same fonts I used on my front cover for the cover line titles to match my house style. I have used the same font for all the numbers however where the photos are in the first column the colours are different so they stand out more but also to help the reader realize that the number has also been advertised in the middle column. I have a larger photo for the double page spread with other smaller photos in the first column. I have also included contact detail at the bottom of the page.

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Main conventions of an alternative music magazine contents page

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Main conventions of an alternative music magazine contents page

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It has the masthead/logo at the top of the magazine

Has the word contents as the title at the top of the page

Page numbers

Cover lines with

Columns with headings

One large photo or several smaller photos

Page numbers next to/on photos

One to two pages long

Follows house style that was established on front cover

Not much white space

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How does my front cover challenge the typical conventions? 

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How does my front cover challenge the typical conventions? 

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One of the big thing that is different with my magazine is the blue filter effect of my photo. Some magazines do use filters on their models however it is unusual for the filter to take over the whole page like mine does. Also you have the white lines from the filter which I think works nicely behind the mast head as it just makes the space behind it look much more eye catching. Another thing that is different is where I have positioned the bar code as its not at the bottom of the magazine nor in a corner.

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How does my front cover develop the typical conventions?

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How does my front cover develop the typical conventions?

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Most magazines stick to one to three different fonts for their magazine however I used more and a different one for each cover line. I did this because I felt it suited my magazine more as everything is suppose to be different and no artist is the same and so therefore should not have the same font. Normally house style consists of three colours; black, white and then an accent colour but due to the filter used on the photo it means I have two accents colours instead of the one.

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How does my front cover follow the conventions?

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How does my front cover follow the conventions?

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My masthead is the biggest piece of text on the page and is bold. I have used an interesting font so the audience can recognize it. The masthead is also across the top of the page which is like a lot of other magazines such as Kerrang who's masthead is also one word like mine to make it more memorable. I also followed the convention of having another colour instead of black and white to brighten up the picture. Most magazines have three house style colours, for example; Kerrang has black,white and yellow and NME has black white and red, mine has black,white,blue and yellow.  I have included text on both sides of the magazine with the bigger stories on the right side and written in a bigger text. My headline is written in white bold text and like most magazines such as NME I have used the artists name for the headline. My model isn't showing that much emotion and is using mode of address to capture the audiences eye. She is facing the straight forward to the camera and a mid-close up is used and she is positioned in the middle of the page. I have also positioned the pull quote under the masthead, by putting the pull quote under the masthead people know what story it belongs to and the pull quote is designed to make the reader interested in the story. My magazine also includes a plug which is positioned at an angle to make it stand out more as everything else is straight. The plug is an incentive to make people buy the magazine.

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Is it important to follow the conventions? 

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Is it important to follow the conventions? 

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It's important to follow some aspects otherwise it might not end up looking like a magazine however, you don't need to follow all and it is good to do some things differently so your magazine stands out.

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Main conventions of an alternative music magazine front cover: 

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Main conventions of an alternative music magazine front cover: 

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Masthead is short and in bold at the top of the page

Cover lines on both sides of the magazine cover

Headline is big and bold and is either in white or another bright colour

Always includes some white and black text and normally another colour

Model doesn't show much emotion but uses mode of address to create a connection with the reader

The photo of the model is normally a close up/ mid close up normally starting from waist and then upwards

Barcode is placed near the bottom of the page

Sometimes includes a banner or plug

Issue information on the cover, either near the barcode or top of the page

House style to create a theme among all pages of the magazine