Codes and conventions of a music magazine cover.

A music magazine cover follows the codes and conventions of a normal magazine cover by that there are coverlines on the front cover, the title is the biggest text direct address is used. But there are differences which makes a music magazine cover unique

Have the artists Name who is on the Front cover

The main imageis still direct address but the image conveysthe attitude ofthe artist

Coverlines areartists nameall about attracting an audience

Lighting andangle help to convey the artistsusually a popularartist

Sometimes the main image covers the title of the magazine if its a well known maga-zine

The title isone or two wordssometimes just letters

Always a plus witha list of artists andall about the magazine the artists are used to give the widest audience possible

A consistent colour scheme is also used

Codes and Conventions of a music magazine contents page

The codes and conventions of a music magazine contents page are very similar to a normal magazine but there are some difference.

•Headings to group articles, features and dominate content

•Colours to make headings standout

Codes and conventions of a magazine double page spread

•One main image of the person or people being interviewed sometimes the image takes up a whole page

•Image reflects genre and the attitude of the artists.

•Headline always the biggest text on the page often bleeds across two pages. Puns are used sometimes song titles but they don’t explain the article.

•There is a stand first to introduce the article font size 14pt. Works with the headline and image to tell the audience what the article is about

• A drop capital is used to tell the reader where to start reading the article. Sometimes the first two words are in bold this is to break the article up.

• Panels, small images and quotes are also used in the text to break it up and to make it more appealing to read.

• Text size normally no bigger than 11PT

• Strap at the top indicating what the feature is.

• The style of writing allows a journalists personality to come out. ‘I’ is used so first person is used sometimes

• Opinion is used and language and register are appropriate for the genre and target audience