Magazine conventions

Emily Rachel Leece

Front cover common conventionsMasthead: the name/title of the magazine, always on the front page

Main headlines: stories that are currently big in the media and will draw in the most interest

Sub headlines: Stories that will draw in readers attention that ay not be as popular as the main headlines.

Barcode: always on the front cover of a magazine. Advertisements are often on the back page

Website address: shows that they are online and can be accessed on the go.

Issue number & date: tells us how many editions of the magazine there is and when they were published.

Price: always on the front page, easy to access.

Comments: This magazine front cover is very busy with lots of stories. It has a bold masthead and a bold colour scheme. From this you can tell that the target audience is women.

Box out: makes stories and images stand out, often surrounded by bright colours.

Contents page common conventionsMasthead

Advertisement for subsidiaries

Page numbers, web address, date

Issue number & release date

Page numbers & article description

Main image

Sub image

Tag line: to intrigue the audience

Article categories: sectioned so it easy to find certain articles that might be favourable to the reader

Double page common conventions

Main image:This image takes up at least 1/3 to ½ of a page. Always the subject of the double page spread.

By Line: informs the readers on who has wrote the article.

Main story headline: clarifies story content/what the article is about.

Pull quote: To intrigue the reader.

Page number, web address, date of release.