Magazines covers often feature certain conventions. The main features are:

• Masthead
• Plug
• Pug
• Inset
• Main Cover Line
• Main Cover Star
• Captions
• Cover Lines
• Issue/date
• Price
• Barcode

They also often feature only a few main colours. Sylvie and I annotated the magazine cover below with the relevant design features.

Conventional Design Features – Annotated

I will ensure that I include all of these features when I come to create my own Music Magazine, as they are vital to creating an effective cover overall.