Conventional Design Features of a Magazine
Here is our annotated Magazine Cover with all the features labelled:
Reflection
A magazine cover usually consists of a:
- Masthead – Gives the title/name of a publication.
- Main Cover Line – Headline advertising the main story or feature inside the magazine.
- Main Cover Star – Large picture of the main feature.
- Cover lines – Short phrases designed to attract attention/motivate people to read the other articles within the magazine.
- Captions – Little headlines under a picture.
- Pugs – Small sticker used to promote/advertise.
- Plugs – Selling points of a magazine.
- Insets – A small picture inserted on the front cover of a magazine.
- Issue/Date – Lets you know the date of when it was launched.
- Price – Provides the price of the item.
- Barcode – Enables you to scan it.
After analysing the front cover of this magazine, it has helped me identify the purposes for each technical and formal convention. Additionally when I come to produce my own magazine, I know what I need to include and create in order to reach my audience expectations.