MUSIC MAGAZINE COVER CODES AND CONVENTIONS

Feature picture is quite big and is of an artist relevant to the genre of the magazine Artist is dressed and posed appropriately Band/artist used in the feature picture is also the main cover line (second biggest

font on the page)

Dolly Parton is a country singer as it is a country magazine and the picture of her is large and prominent. She is dressed appropriately and is doing a relatable pose the genre; she isn’t shouting or doing anything particularly excitable. Also her name is in large letters next to her picture as the main cover line, although there are no other cover lines which is unusual for a music magazine.

Interesting artist quotes Direct address Punctuation rarely used No text over the artist’s face(s)

There is a large quote under the artist’s picture which is adjoined to the main cover line which is the band’s name. the quote says ‘The record that changed my life’ which intrigues the audience so they then want to read further and discover more about this statement. Also the artist is looking directly at the reader which draws their attention and there is no text over the artist’s face so it is not distracting to the reader. Furthermore there is very little punctuation used other than at the bottom of the page.

Splashes/puffs Barcode/price/date House style (few colours used) Subsidiary images Genre is obvious (colours, artists etc)

There is a splash with a bit about the feature artist including information to entice the reader. There is also a barcode, price and release date which validifies the magazine and makes it look more official. There a few subsidiary images that show what is inside the magazine and a house style of pink and purple which makes the genre obvious as the colours are quite bright which is typical of pop music.

OTHER CODES AND CONVENTIONS Font used for masthead is unique,

not used anywhere else Plain but coloured background Banners with artists/bands included

in the magazine Cover lines about what is in the

magazine and they frame the main image

Masthead is in the largest font at the top of the page

Puns used

Layout of cover lines frame the main image

Buzz words Very few fonts used Puns used Positioning statements above the

title and about the magazine Title is one or two words Lighting (light or dark depending on

the genre)