Conventional design features of a magazine

A magazine cover has loads of different features to it, each feature makes it unique and therefore successful.

  • Plug
  • Pug
  • Cover lines
  • Issue date
  • Price/Barcode
  • Inset
  • Main cover star
  • Captions
  • Masthead

When making my own Music Magazine cover I will need to ensure that I include all these technical conventionsĀ  to show my intended narrative. In this task I was able to correctly identify these different features on a popular music magazine front cover. With this knowledge I hope that I will be successful when creating my own.

 

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