In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of

real media products?

My final production magazines have a lot of “Vibe” magazine convention as this is the magazine I have mainly based my magazine on, but my magazine also has hints of “Q” and “blender” magazine in it as I also looked at this magazines.

The next slides explore the codes and conventions I have used in my magazine.

Central image medium close up, uses direct mode of address as it helps to build personal relationship. This technique is regularly used in most magazines. The picture is also using sex appeal to attract men.

Big Bold master head, which stands out. Very conventional for “vibe”

Colour scheme- very conventional for “vibe”. So, I decided to use it as you can see the pages are all from the same magazine.. This carries on throughout my magazine.

My background colour being grey is unconventional as “Vibe” normally has white background but I decided to change this because my focus group said they preferred grey as it made it look less empty.

Using a “+” is very convectional for “vibe” magazines , and I decided to use it as it looks more interesting have signs, words and pictures.

The picture uses direct mode of address as it helps to build personal relationship. This is very conventional of “Vibe” magazine.

Having a letter representing your magazine in the background is very convectional for “vibe”. I used a letter “B” because my magazine is called “BEAT” so your reminding your audience of your magazine.

The title is very similar to “vibe” (as you can see from picture left) I decided to have a similar title because it stands out and looks professional.

Having sub titles like “features” and “fashion” is very conventional for “vibe” even though I changed mine to “features”, “news” and “regulars” because I thought it was easier to navigate.

I briefly described what each article was about so it was easier for people to decided weather they wanted to read the article or not- this is conventional for “vibe”

Dropped capital- very conventional for “vibe”

Photo taking up half the article very conventional. I decided to do this because my focus group said they would want the magazine for leisure and to not read to much so I used interesting pictures.

Pulled quote very conventional but mine is unconventional placed but I decided to put my quote under the title because I thought it would be the first thing you read so as my focus group said they wouldn’t read much I wanted to draw them in by reading a quote first.

The picture uses direct mode of address as it helps to build personal relationship. This is very conventional of “Vibe” magazine.

Small graphic very conventional- draws people In to read article if its “exclusive.”