Conventions of a Magazine Front Cover and Double Page Spread

Masthead located at the top of the magazine

Captions are placed around the main image

Main title is positioned above

the captions

Artist looking into the camera

Cover line reflects the

contents of the magazine

Mise-en-scene: medium shot of

the artist

Appealing font to the audience

(bold and clear)

Bold text makes the reader

interested as it stands out

Heading is in bold as it tells the

audience what or who the magazine is

about

Mise-en-scene: black clothing

reflects the serious nature of

the artist (Eminem) and

gives the audience the

impression that the magazine is

addressing a serious issue to

do with him

Large image taking up a whole page – artist looking into

camera

Headline in bold text makes it

seem important to the audience

Pull quotes are always included in double page

spreads

Image on the left, text on the right

is the general layout

Contrasting colours (dark

against light) makes artists stand

out

Stand First - introduction to the two artists (some may not know who they

are)

Artists names

printed in bold

Body Copy– main piece of text (the story about the artist or

topic)

Gutter – space between the columns of writing so the audience doesn’t get confused when reading

Pagination – indicates the page

number you are on in

the magazine