Generic Magazine Contents VS My Final PieceThe title of the page is done in a small formal serif styled font, this is not seen in a lot of magazines as most magazines will go for a large bold font for titles. The

title is also unconventional as it does not line up with the actual contents list and also leaves a lot of blank space around the title in the skyline.

My own contents page does this differently because it does not have a skyline and relies more on a bold and large font to make it stand out more. My title also has a sophisticated looking font. Both titles are placed a conventional placement as they both sit at the top of the page though my one is a bit more traditional

in that it is in line with the features list. The information on the contents pages are both placed in conventional places though ‘Q’ magazine has placed their issue number separate from the page number and logo and has it at the top of the page whereas the rest of the

information goes in the bottom corner. My magazine has done the same as this information will be on every page so it has no need to draw out attention.

Therefore it is placed out of the way.The features list is conventional as it has a clear listing of the artists featured within the issue

number, their page number next to them, and a short description underneath. The features list

also has dividers used to make the list seem more interested and to also separate the blocks

of information so the reader does not get confused. The title of the list is highlighted in a

block so it stands out from the rest of the information and underneath the title is a small image related to the featured article. This is a

traditional contents layout for a contents page.

My contents page was inspired heavily by this Q contents page so a lot of the conventions are similar such as the dividers used to separate

subheading from a description and then used to separate each page. The use of a box to highlight

the heading was also inspired from the Q contents page as well as the small image

included at the top of the list.

Generic Magazine Double Paged Spread VS My Final PieceThe generic conventions of a double paged

spread would usually be the use of a very large image that takes up the majority of one page. Here, ‘NME’ magazine uses a black and white

image of David Bowie with a stressed appearance. The prop used is a table and the pose has him with his head in his hands in a

frustrated posture. This image completely takes up one side of the double paged spread which is

a traditional convention of magazines.

My own image is in colour and does not take so much of the page. Rather than completely

dominating the page, mine sits underneath the heading and quote and takes up half the page. I have also cut the model out of the background

which is not a convention usually used in magazines. The prop Billie Wells uses is a guitar

and rather than staring at the camera like the NME magazine, she’s looking away with a moody

expression on her face which represents the hardship talked about in the article.

Another generic convention of a double paged spread is the inclusion of a quote that gives the reader an idea of what the article is going to be about. This is intended to draw a reader in and

get them interested in the article. The NME magazine includes their quote at the top of the

article. The font style is bold and black with a lot of space around it to draw attention to it. Rather than using a heading, the page instead uses the

quote to catch the reader’s attention.

My own magazine differs to these traditional conventions as instead I have used a formal serif font with a small size and a colour that doesn’t

stand out so much. The speech markers are larger than the actual text as I needed something

to frame the text a little more and also draw attention to it. But the item used to grab the

reader’s attention here is my artist name and the article title. The dramatic words ‘rising from the shallow end’ draw the reader in as it hints to a

dark story about rising to the top.