In what ways does yourProduct use develop or

Challenge forms andConventions of real

Media products?

Megan Henwood

Title in top left corner

Tagline for a this particular front cover

Freebies with pictures

Main photo with tagline about him (‘They got 99 problems but Jay-Z ain’t one…’)

Issue number and price

barcode

Photos of other bands with pictures, writing with a coloured shadow and other cover lines written underneath.

Title in top left corner

Tagline about magazine Freebie with

picture

Main headline with a main picture of the people in the band.Big cover lines about

what else will be in the magazine

Barcode and price

More cover lines, but with pictures with writing and borders.

Big cover lines about what else will be in the magazine

‘NME This week’- shows the contents page

Index about what bands may be appearing in this particular magazine

Subscription details

Another cover line is written about here…

Page numbers and what will be on the pages… all under different heading. E.g. News, Radar, Reviews, Live! And Features

More bands written about under ‘Plus’

Gig guide… gives reader more information if they are interested in gigs

‘Contents of the Beats’- showing that we are on the information page to let people know that this is where they will find who is on what page

Editors comments

Pictures of what bands will be on what page

Lines to break up text so it doesn’t look like a list.

Page numbers and the tagline for story. E.g. ‘Pgs 8-10 Make up or Break up?’

‘Radar’- shows what section this article is under

‘The teenagers’- shows who the article is about’

‘Everyone’s talking about’- shows what the editor thinks the audience would also like’

Pull out quotes

Main picture on one page of the band

‘NME loves’ shows they feel that because they love it, so will the readers

Fact box about the teenagers

Text is small and starts with a drop capital

Colour scheme is black and blue

Title to show who the article is about

Text about what the article is about, a small fact file about the band.

Main picture of the band on one of the pages of the double page spread

Pull out quotes Page numbers and name of magazine on each page

Colour scheme: black, grey, white and purpleText is

small and starts with a drop capital