ConventionsBy Ross Glover

A bold masthead at he top

of the page usually with

some of the main artists

overlapping the image to

focus on the magazine

main artists.

A large image of the

feature artists who are

included in the double

page spread to emphasis

them making the

magazine more appealing

through imagery.

Large cover story in the centre of

the page which features

conventional language and also

relate to the main image of

artists on the front cover.

A barcode in the terminal

area is conventional for rock

magazines.

It is conventional for there to

be a strap line along the

bottom of the page which

includes information to artists

that feature in the magazine.

Poster advertisement is

usually included along the

bottom half of the page

including image of artists.

Smaller cover stories are

also conventional for a rock

magazine usually detailing

the less important exclusives

that feature in the magazine.

Red, white and black are

very conventional for the

rock genre as the colours

contrast and each

connote conventional

rock aspects.

The fonts are typically

bold and include solid

colours to stand out and

it is considered to be

masculine.

Another strap line that

begins in the primary

optical area which usually

details some information

that will be included in the

magazine.

The rock magazine

conventionally do not

use a background and

usually just include a

solid colour.

The costume of the

main artists usually

represents the house

style and thy wear

conventional colours.

It is conventional for an

editors message

speaking to the readers

and also a small image

showing the editor.

Thee is conventionally a

large image on he top half

of the contents page which

is usually showing what

page they are on and gets

a small preview f the

article included.

The contents page usually

features some kind of

props like guitars.

A bolder header saying

contents with the date

and issue number

included to give an

overview of the

magazine

There is conventionally an

advertisement to subscribe to

the magazine in the terminal

area.

The contents page includes

some lists of content

detailing page numbers and

what is including in the

magazine.

Most of the text on the

contents page is in bold

font to make the

information stand out.

The contents page usually

includes some smaller

previews of other double

page spreads which helps to

show of the amount of

information in the magazine.

The contents page has a basic colour

scheme trying not to contrast he colours

too much to make it easier to read and

bring out the images.

The double page

spread has a large

image of the artists

included in the

article on the let

hand side of the

page. The image

usually shows the

artists doing some

conventional

actions like trying

to kick a rabbit.

The double page spread features a large

pull quote usually covering both pages

that takes a small quote from the article

and shows what one of the artists have

said.

The double page spread will

include a masthead that doesn’t

include the bands name but

describe something about he bands

latest music or has relevance to the

article.

The double page spread

also includes a tagline

underneath the

masthead which has

details about the article

and gives a brief

overview.

The article is very

large and is organised

into columns and is

preferably on a

contrasting black and

white font to

background to help the

text stand out.

The articles always include a

stand first as this is conventional

for most magazine and helps to

begin the article. The artists are

usually wearing

casual clothing

that represents

themselves.

It is not as conventional to include some

smaller pictures of the artists but it can be

done for adding information.