Saturday, 2 January 2010

Codes & Conventions of a magazine front cover

-titles in the top left hand corner or on the top (masterhead)
-bold strong titles
-main image in the center
-bar code
-have people who are recognisable to targeted audience
-issue number/issue date an price
-little pictures
-sub-stories
-masterhead overlayed with an image
-taglines
-language is suited an appears to target audience
-colour theme (limited colours- cheaper)
-buzz words e.g. plus, free, exclusive
-interviews
-main image relates to coverline
-images are mainly photographs
-2-3 fonts masterhead in a seperate different font
-banners including information/summary of contents
-6-10 coverlines
-website address

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