Conventions in Magazines

        A convention - a range of rules and standards expected/required for a specific genre. 

             Conventions can be applied to many different circumstances, they can also be developed and challenged. 

1. Convention - wearing clothes
2. Develop - wearing only black clothes
3. Challenge - wearing no clothes
   
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   1. Convention - having a computer
   2. Develop - using a computer
   3. Challenge - reading a book instead
      
      
      My Front Cover
      I have used conventions of a
      

      

      • bold and italic masthead like 'TANK' has done

      
      

      

      • Corner grabber used like in 'Time Out'

      
      

      

      • Coverlines used like 'NME'; one main coverline that is larger than the rest and the others are all a similar size as one another.
        
        
        

      

      • Footer header that includes a list of bands and symmetrical to the bar code, both also at the bottom of the front cover, like 'Rock Sound'.
        
        

      

      • No text touching the edges, all in align with one another and coverlines/text written on the left and right side like 'Elle'.
        
        
        

      

      • Header Bar and main image (mid shot) like 'Kerrang!'
        
        
        

      
      
      
      I have challenged the conventions of the usual presentation of
      
      • the selling line by having it as a 'quote feel' and would have it the same for every magazine issue so that it is recognisable.
      • not having as many coverlines and mixing up their positions a bit more, rather than continuously on the left and right hand side.
        
        
        
        

        

        • I have also changed the usual eye route that 'Rock Sound' uses to not look at the top, my magazine focuses more on the centre of the page.

        
        

        

        • I have not positioned my main image to overlap my masthead like 'Kerrang!' does most of the time.
          
          
          
          
          I have commented on the conventions used in my stages for my magazine front cover and it's contents page.