Codes and Conventions Media

Cover: C

• One Main image
• Color scheme
• Cover lines (lines of text)
• Main cover line (Largest title)
• Small headers (Right side)
• Buzz words
• Barcodes (bottom)
• Title is usually partly covered by image (well known brands dont need showing)
• Page is full with info
• Unique font
• Splashs
• Strip across top or bottom
• Directe mode of adress
• Studio photographs
• Price, issue, date and title.
• Esclusive interviews with bands

Contents page:

• Many big pictures
• Color scheme (same simple colors used in cover)
• Date
• Issue number
• Features
• Advertisments
• Less direct (People in the pictures are looking away)
• Page numbers for contents
• Main content
• Side content
• Prizes
• Collumss (3/4)
• Written if conventional way
• Bold tpye
• Sublines (More details, small font)
• One main image
• Quotes/interviews
• Range of photo tpyes
• Page title name (Contents)
• Magazine name (Kerrang)