Conventions in NME…

Modern font styles

Informal language

Dominantly male artists

One main image

Simple bold colours

Sans serif font

Masthead in primary optical area

Conventions in my magazine…

I have placed the masthead in the primary optical area

I have also used bold simple colours, such as red, black and white

I made sure that I used sans serif font too, to make my magazine look conventional

One main image

I have used modern font styles for my magazine to fit in with the indie genre

Conventions on my magazine cover…

My magazine has the masthead in the primary optical area, this is conventional for an indie magazine, it is the first thing that the reader will see and it also makes it stand out more.I have used one main image on my magazine cover as this is something that I found was generally typical of an indie magazine. The image takes up all of the space on the front cover and the cover line is underneath it, this is conventional and shows that it is the most important part of not only the magazine cover but also the whole magazine.I have a consistent house style throughout my whole magazine and the main three colours used are, red, white and black. These are featured on my front cover and are three bold yet simple colours that are conventional for all indie magazines.Sans serif is a more modern font style compared to serif, therefore conventional for an indie magazine, I have made sure that I had used this font style on my magazine cover to make it fit in with the indie genre.