Magazine conventions templates

By Lauren Darvall

•Masthead- always in the top left corner on the cover.

•Colour scheme for writing on the cover is red, black and white.

•Sell lines- are consistent throughout the magazines.

•Font- mainly capital letters, the celebrity featuring their name is big and bold to stand out.

•House style- it’s more simple than any other magazine.

•Picture- there is only one main featured picture.

Q Magazine template

Masthead- all magazines have the same masthead stripped across the page.Cover line- stands out from a distance which draws you in.Main cover line- they are either black, white or yellow.Banner- the banners at the bottom for an added extra, to give that emotive language to persuade you to buy the magazine.Pictures- a band member from a band is the main feature, lots of mini pictures of what the magazine actually contains are on the front covers.Colour scheme- the most common colours that occur are black, yellow and white but on some magazines there is green and red parts.Sell lines- these are consistent throughout every issue.House style- all carefully laid out on every issue.

Kerrang magazine template

Masthead- the masthead is nearly in the same place is just depending on the sell line.Colour scheme- black, white and red for the writing and yellow mainly for box outs to make text stand out.Font- mainly capital letters as that’s what attracts the reader, big and bold writing.Pictures- the main feature is a close up shot of who the main story is about.Cover line- the quotes from articles that appear in the magazine.

NME Magazine template