Conventional Design features of a Magazine

It is very important to understand the key components of a magazine cover as they are a huge part of whether the magazine is a success or not. All the different components adds to whether the magazine reaches the target audience. We annotated these using our knowledge of the conventions to pick out the key parts such as the masthead, cover lines, main cover line etc.

This knowledge will be beneficial when I make my magazine cover as I will need to know what conventions to follow. I will follow these to make sure my magazine cover looks similar to other magazine covers and will therefore be easily recognized by potential customers.