To make sure that I will appeal to my target audience, I have compared my plans to actual rock

magazines…

Front Cover

Both have a lot of content in the left third.

Both have a Headline

Both have a bar code in the corner

Both have a Tip-on

Both have a Top Strip

Both have a Lead Story

Both have an Issue number and a Price

Both have a website which is a form of Can

Both have Secondary Leads

Both have a Centre Image

Both have Competitions which is another form of Can

Both have Mastheads

Both have Pugs

Contents Page

Both have a MenuBoth have one strong main image

Both have page numbers

Both have Strap Lines

Both have a Masthead

Both have a Lead Story

Both have Secondary Leads

Double Page Article

Both have a Masthead

Both have a main Image

Both have a Stand-first

Both have other small images weaving through the text

In my school magazine I used a lot of codes and conventions for a magazine but not all of

them, by comparing my plans with the real product, I can see what is good and what

more I need to include in my magazine. By comparing the magazines during the

planning stage, I can change a few things when I do my construction.