In this task I annotated all of the key parts that make up a good magazine and labeled these conventions as shown in the image above.
A technical convention I have annotated is the Masthead; this is the main title in bold and big text to catch the audience’s attention. Another connotation is the main cover star. This is the main character on the front cover of the page, the main star that catches the eye of the audience. A formal convention is the things that give the magazine structure and what make the magazine the magazine such as the front cover.
The plug is a self promotion for the magazien once again is a form of pulling the audience in, this also helps the magazine compete with other big brands of magazine. The pug is normally a circular bubble around text to intell what the magazine is going to be about. These pieces of text are normally small. The main cover line is normally a phrase or word related to the main story on the front page this could also be the name as in the annoated magazine cover above. The coverline is smaller then the masthead but bigger then the other coverlines in the magazine. The coverline you will find near the masthead.
A inset is a smaller image in the cover to catch attention and relate to as much of the audience as possible. This helps the magazine to appeal to more people of different gender and age causing the magazine to become more successful in the media industry.
Although this magazine cover is missing some key parts I will be sure to include in my magazine are:
- A barcode (normally on the bottom right corner)
- captions (pieces of text normally with a image related to the text)
- A issue date
- Price
All of the componants that make up the magazine cover and overall the magazine are important in making sure the audience get what they want and that the magazine reaches the audiences expectation of the form of media.
I will be using all if not most of these key and important conventions that make up a good and effective music magazine. These connotations will make my magazine more successful and more appealing to the audience.