Codes and conventions of a magazine

 Magazine front cover

Masthead (where is it situated? what is the font? what is the colour?)

Fonts (how many fonts are there? do they relate to the pop genre?)

Colour scheme (3 main colour that are bright to reflect the connotations of the pop genre)

Slogan (is it memorable? is it a pun? where is it?)

Cover lines, Bylines and Feature article

Feature article

Font will be different to highlights it's important and make it emphasise from the other coverliens

Cover lines

Provides incentive of what features the magazine consists of

Use different language techniques- rhetorical questions, rule of 3 etc. 

Bylines

Short lines underneath the cover lines

Main image- What type of shot is it-does it relate to the genre? who i being represented? eye contact with reader at all angles

Z pattern- layout

Puffs- information within a circle

Barcode

Issue date

Website

Skyline- above the masthead, giving you an incentive to buy it by using buzz word

Justify the decisions that I have made

Double page spread 

Title- how big is it? where is it placed? what does it look lie? colour/font/style? biggest text within the spread.

No body copy should run over the spread as you fold it, as it will not be able to be read by readers.

Lead- beginning of a story, introduction to your article that feeds into your story. Use logo of the magazine within it to reinforce their brand. 

Columns and Alignments- Text has to be in columns

Images used- Multiple images and one main image. What are they wearing? does the image relate to the article? Facial expression? who is it?

Pull quote/messages- from who and why? why include a pull qoute

Colour scheme- does it follow on from the front cover? what does the colour scheme represent?

Text- size, font style and placement

Contact information- website- why?  

Magazine logo- Next to the page number put a logo- re-establishes the brand identity 

Page numbers- high up page numbers so it gives the readers to get the chance to want o read the rest of the magazine and read the next issue that comes out and become loyal customers.