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Magazine front cover By Abbie Strich

Media magazine codes and conventions

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Page 1: Media magazine codes and conventions

Magazine front coverBy Abbie Strich

Page 2: Media magazine codes and conventions

Studio shot photo

Direct mode of address.

Big bold master head so it stands out but not as important main image.

Barcode

The colour of the writing matches the hair.

The orange , black and white colour scheme is spread across the page.

Orange is eye catching

Lots of different fonts makes it more appealing

Makes you want to buy it and find out the answer.

Main image

Top line

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Big bold master head so it stands out but not as important main image.

Barcode

Red colour scheme makes it more eye catching.

Posing provocatively to appeal to male and female.

Main image

Cover lines

Top line

Sex appeal.

Name of celebrity.

Political appeal.

Colour scheme throughout the front cover.

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Big bold master head all in uppercase letters so it stands out but not as important main image.

Pink colour scheme matches colour in her cloths.

Pink aimed at women.

Model isn't wearing much could encourage men to buy magazine.

Skyline text is on top of model and is uppercase showing its important.

Pulling quotes from magazine makes you want to buy it.

“kiss’n’tell” pulls you in to want to find out more.

Different fonts make it more appealing.

Main image

cover line

Top line

Page 5: Media magazine codes and conventions

Big bold master head all in uppercase letters so it stands out but not as important main image.

Not wearing very much cloths could appeal to men.

Blue/gold colour scheme makes it eye catching.

Different fonts make it look more appealing.

Main image

Cover line

Top line

Sex appeal.

Her nails match the colour scheme.

Make of the celebrity.

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Bold text in uppercase to stand out

Barcode

“free posters” makes people want to buy it.

3 pictures makes it eye catching and more interesting.

White bold text on blue background makes it easy to read.

Different boldness and fonts make it look more appealing.

Main image

Cover lines.

Pulled quote.

Makes you want to read on.

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Contents page

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Attractive model, so your attracted to the content.

Red heart is the only bit of colour

Page layout is neat and formal. In columns.

Main colour scheme-black and white

The word “contents” is broken up-unique

Page numbers for direction.

Subheading saying “fashion” shows its not all about music.

1/3 shows there is more than one page of content

Big “v” in the background=vibe

Picture is in front of everything showing it is most important.

Direct mode of address.

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Page layout is neat and formal. In columns.

Main colour scheme-black and white.

The word “content” is broken up-unique

Page numbers for direction.

1/3 shows content is cover 3 pages.

Model takes up a lot of the page. Direct mode

of address.

Her legs make a v for vibe.

Sex appeal.

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Attractive model, so your attracted to the article.

Page layout is neat and formal. In columns.

Main colour scheme-black ,red, white, bit of bliue.

Page numbers for direction.

Bold big title-black on white.

Long shot of model-her black hair matches title.

Lots of space around the page.

Pulling quotes from instead the magazine.

Date of magazine.

Direct mode of address.

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Picture to attract you to the page

Page layout is neat and formal. In columns.

Main colour scheme-red, black and whitePage number

for direction

Master head.Picture has a reddish tone to it.

Bright yellow stands out-shows its important.

Title and subheading similar layout.

Makes you want to look further on.

Name of the magazine.

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Attractive model, so your attracted to the article.

Page layout is neat and formal. In columns.

Main colour scheme-black red white.

Page numbers for direction.

Master head.

Two picture on the page.

Date.

Not much empty space. Direct

mode of address.

Name of the magazine.

Things that are reoccurring

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Double page spread

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A lot of textPage layout is neat and formal. In columns.

Main colour scheme-black, white, blue.

Dropped capital stands out.

Picture takes up half the picture.

Fancy font.

Title takes up lots of room.

Yellow and red stands out.

Direct mode of address.

Description of the artist.

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A lot of text Not much colour

Page layout is neat and formal. In columns.

Main colour scheme-black, white and purple

Picture takes up over half the page.

Direct mode of address.Pulled out quote.

Bold colour makes it stand out.

Dropped capital.

Summarising what's in the interview.

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Attractive model, so your attracted to the article.

A lot of text

Black and white

Page layout is neat and formal. In columns.

Direct mode of address.

Model takes up half the page.

Lots of different fonts Little bit of blue.

Big capital in the background relating to her name.

Sex appeal.

Saying what's going to be in the text- interesting because its about her.

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Attractive model, so your attracted to the article.

Grey background shows of model and text

Fancy fonts makes it look attractive.

A lot of text.

Picture is the only thing in colour

Big bold title takes up over half the page, stands out.

Page layout is neat and formal. In columns.

“got the love” lyrics to her song.

Dropped capital stands out.

Model is in front of everything showing she is important.

Direct mode of address.

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A lot of text

Page layout is neat and formal.

Main colour scheme-white, black and red.

Dropped capital stands out.

Big ‘L’ for lady-makes it look better.

One picture takes up half the page.

Sex appeal.

No title just the artists name.

Second dropped capital.

Attracts male readers because of the photo

Written in columns.