Preliminary Evaluation.

Conventions:

• A Masthead: The title used by known typography to make the readers become familiar with what magazine they are reading.

Main Image: Typically consisting of a leading artist(s) or band(s) within the music genre of the magazine, to attract readers.

Strapline: Seen as an introductory headline below the main title (the masthead), to give an insight to the magazine.

Top and Bottom Strip: These are the strips below and above the magazine that give further information to what may be included in the magazine. Mostly being the interesting parts of the magazine.

Pug: ‘The ears of the magazine’, can either be at the top left or/and right-hand corners of the front cover. The prices of the paper, the logo or a promotion are positioned there or even a freebie is placed there to catch the reader’s eye. When the reader is to open the magazine it is likely that they are too see the pug this of which can aware them on the positive aspects inside the magazine.

• Tag: This doesn’t have to be on the front cover but I believe that it makes the magazine more efficient as the word or phrase is used to engage a reader’s interest in a story by categorising it e.g. ‘Exclusive’, ‘Sensational’, this showing that the magazine has high compliments.

Coverlines: The essential articles inside the magazine are stated through sell lines, these are regularly seen at the right hand side of the cover.

Left Third: The left third contains the main feature article (Exclusive interview or ‘Puff Piece’), as this is the core part of what may be inside the magazine. It also includes the main artist or band situated within.

Barcode/Dateline & Price: A dateline in which the date of publish and the price are shown, the barcode is just the importance of the retailer.

Keylight: Usually highlighting the main artist or featured lines, (Coming from the left hand side onto the right).

A Masthead: The title used by known typography to make the readers become familiar with what magazine they are reading.

Main Image: Typically consisting of a leading artist(s) or band(s) within the music genre of the magazine, to attract readers.

Strapline: Seen as an introductory headline below the main title (the masthead), to give an insight to the magazine.

Top and Bottom Strip: These are the strips below and above the magazine that give further information to what may be included in the magazine. Mostly being the interesting parts of the magazine.

Pug: ‘The ears of the magazine’, can either be at the top left or/and right-hand corners of the front cover. The prices of the paper, the logo or a promotion are positioned there or even a freebie is placed there to catch the reader’s eye. When the reader is to open the magazine it is likely that they are too see the pug this of which can aware them on the positive aspects inside the magazine.

Tag: This doesn’t have to be on the front cover but I believe that it makes the magazine more efficient as the word or phrase is used to engage a reader’s interest in a story by categorising it e.g. ‘Exclusive’, ‘Sensational’, this showing that the magazine has high compliments.

Coverlines: The essential articles inside the magazine are stated through sell lines, these are regularly seen at the right hand side of the cover.

Left Third: The left third contains the main feature article (Exclusive interview or ‘Puff Piece’), as this is the core part of what may be inside the magazine. It also includes the main artist or band situated within.

Barcode/Dateline & Price: A dateline in which the date of publish and the price are shown, the barcode is just the importance of the retailer.

Keylight: Usually highlighting the main artist or featured lines, (Coming from the left hand side onto the right).

A Masthead: The title used by known typography to make the readers become familiar with what magazine they are reading.

So for mine I followed this convention. Making it obvious that it is a music magazine as the title of the magazine is from the lyrics of the Who’s song. And it’s the bars of music as well. Making it a

obvious, original magazine so it catches your eye.

Main Image: Typically consisting of a leading artist(s) or band(s) within the music genre of the magazine, to attract readers.

My image is of someone playing a guitar, again following this convention. Although the image is edited. So this makes the

magazine attract more readers, as it would make it stand out.

Strapline: Seen as an introductory headline below the main title (the masthead), to give an insight to the magazine.

This convention I did not follow. Although I think this is very clear about who the magazine is aimed at and that the magazine is a music magazine.

Top and Bottom Strip: These are the strips below and above the magazine that give further information to what may be included in the magazine. Mostly being the interesting parts of the magazine./ Keylight

I didn’t use the top and bottom as is used in most magazine in order to make my magazine look different.

Coverlines: The

essential articles inside the

magazine are stated

through sell lines, these are

regularly seen at the right

hand side of the cover I

haven’t used the classic

conventions here, I put the

main article in the middle

to draw more attention to

it.

Pug: ‘The ears of the magazine’, can either be at the top left or/and right-hand corners of the front cover. The prices of the paper, the logo or a promotion are positioned there or even a freebie is placed there to catch the reader’s eye. When the reader is to open the magazine it is likely that they are too see the pug this of which can aware them on the positive aspects inside the magazine.

Our pug would be the name of the magazine (mass head). With the blue colours and the writing in the music bar.