Codes and conventions of the contents page

Post on 12-Apr-2017

99 views 0 download

transcript

Codes and conventions of the contents page of a magazine

masthead

• Remind of the magazine

contents

• Top of the page• Font shows mood of magazine

Main image

• Biggest thing on the page• Could be more than one person

Sub images

• To do with the articles

Page number

• Next to each article• Help to find the articles

Issue number

• Top of the page

Featured contents

• Same every week

Colour scheme

• Matching the style of magazine• Simple scheme

layout

• It is usually in a column layout

Contact information

• Email, phone number and subscription info

Subline

• Underneath each article name • More information about it