CODES AND CONVENTIONS OF A MAGAZINE COVER

Magazine Name which tells about the magazine and readers .

Main Image which attracts people to buy this magazine because of the celebrity.

Main Cover Line which explains about the main image or main story.

Cover Lines which shows the inner story.

Date and Price of the Magazine, indicates whether its fresh or old.

Magazine Name

Main Image

Header Bar

Main Cover Line

Cover Lines

Date and Price

Footer Bar

Magazine Name

Main Image

Main Cover Line

Cover Lines

Barcode

Main Image

Magazine Name

Main Cover Line

Date

Cover Lines

Website

Magazine Name

Date, Price and Website

Main Image

Barcode

Main Cover Line

Magazine Name

Main Image

Name of the celebrity

Cover Lines

Footer Bar

CODES AND CONVENTIONS OF CONTENTS PAGES

Title: It is placed on the left side of the page which makes the reader easy to identify , that they are on the right page. The font of the title of the magazine and the Contents are the same.

Sub-images: These images show what’s inside the magazine, which will attract the reader to buy or to read the whole article.

List of Contents: This list allows the reader to see what the magazine has inside and the reader and can also locate any favorite article easily .

Issue date: This makes the magazine different from other “gS” magazines and also tells people whether they have bought the fresh piece or not.

Title/Logo

List of Contents

Pug

Sub-images

Title/Logo

List of Contents

Issue Date

Sub-images

Title/Logo

List of Contents

Pug

Issue Date

Sub-images

Main image

Title/Logo

List of Contents

Pug

Sub-images

Main Image

Sub-images

Title/Logo

List of Contents

Sub-Images

Issue Date

CODES AND CONVENTIONS OF DOUBLE-SPREAD

PAGES

The image used in usually direct address, which entices the reader to buy the magazine.

This is the title of the magazine which is usually controversial or shocking to grip the reader.

This is a stand-first which introduces the article and usually includes name of the journalist. This is the text on a double-spread

page. Usually the font on a double-spread page is 11pt. The text is set into columns, usually 2-4 columns, this is to make the text look tidy and not all over the page.

Page Number shows the remaining part of the article

image

Title of the article

Stand First ArticlePage Number

ImageTitle of the article

Stand First

ArticleOther News which are on the other side of the magazine

ImageTitle of the article

Introduction of the celebrity

Credits

ArticleStand first

Page Number

ImageTitle of the article

Introduction of the article Article Page Number

Main Image

Title of the article

Pictures related to the article

Article News on upcoming pages

Introduction of the article