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Codes and Conventions of Magazine Covers
By Ammar Saqib
Date and price of the magazine tells whether its old or fresh
Header Bar
Main image which attracts the people to buy it because of the picture of the celebrity
Bar code of the magazine
Main cover line of the magazine tells about the main story.
Cover lines tells about the inner story.
The name of the magazine.
Footer Bar
Name of magazine
Main Image
Cover Lines
Barcode
Main Cover Line
Date and Price of magazine
Footer Bar
Main Cover Line
Cover Lines
Main Image
Date of magazine
Name of magazine
Price of magazine
Header Bar
Name of Magazine
Cover Lines
Main Cover Line
Main Image
Website of magazine
Name of magazine
Cover Lines
Main cover line
Main Image
Name of magazine
Main Image
Main cover line
Date of the magazine
Website of the magazine
Cover line
Codes and Convention of Contents Pages
Title: It is placed on the sides of the page so that the reader could easily identify are they on the right page
Contents List: The readers can see what is inside the magazine and they can easily locate themselves to the article they want to read
Sub-Images: These show what is inside the magazine and attract people to read the articles
Issue Date: This date makes each magazine issue unique.It tells reader whether it is a fresh edition or not
Content List
Title
Issue Date
Pug
Title
Sub-Images
Content List
Issue Date
Content List
Title
Issue Date
Pug
Title
Content List
Sub-Image
Issue Date
Codes and Convention of Double-Spread Pages
The page number shows the readers on which page they are on.
This is the article on a double spread page. Usually the font of the article is 11pt and there are usually 2-4 columns to make the text look tidy.
The image is used to entice the readers to buy the magazine. Usually the image is about the article.
This is the main heading of the article. This is usually shocking to grip or attract readers.
This is the stand first which introduces the article. It some times contain the name of the journalist.
News on upcoming pages.
The title
Stand First
Article
Image
Image
Article
Introduction of celebrities
Credits
Page number
Stand First
Title
Article
Image
Image
Image
Title
Stand First
Page Number
Image
Image
Title Title
Stand First
Stand First
Article
Article
Page Number
Article
Title
Stand First
Image
