Codes and Conventions of magazine Contents

Pages

Issue numbe

rIssue number

found at the top

ContentsFeatures at

the top

Page numbe

rNext to each

article In chronological

orderSlightly bigger than the text

Different colour

Masthead

Features at the top

Main Image

The main feature of the article

Categories

Categories- ‘Features’, block

of different colour behind the text to make it stand out

Captions on

imagesExplains the

image

Subsidiary images

About other articles

Article titles/Headli

nes

Sublines

Font size usually 12-13pt and in

capitals or bold

Few lines of text that reveal what

the article is about

Font size usually 11pt

Colour scheme connotes the genre and is usually the

same colours as the front

cover

Typography- font is

reasonable design and size and signifies the

genre

Column structure- 2-3 columns used with line gaps

between sections

Graphics- blocks of

colour/shapes

Editors letter and credits for front pictures

Magazine contact details

and subscription information