EQ 1

1. By: daniyal sattar

2. Q1. In what ways does your
magazine use, develop or
challenge forms and
convention of real music
magazine ?

3. I think that the cover page of a Music Magazine is
the most important part of any music magazine. It is
because it gives the audience the know how of what
to expect from the magazine and interests the
reader into buying it.
Which is why I have paid a lot of attention to what
goes into the cover page of my music magazine.
Consulting various examples of magazines such as
Billboard, Rolling Stones,Vibe etc. I used, developed
and challenged various codes and conventions of a
music magazine.

4. Considering that I kept “Billboard” as my ideal in the
process of development of my music magazine it is
only just to prove my uses, development and
challenges of the codes and conventions of a
magazine by comparing it to one of the Billboard's
own magazine.

5. In this particular comparison between the mastheads I have to say
that I have chosen to CHALLENGE the convention of an existing
music magazine.The difference is clear.The mast head of my
magazine’s cover page is much more centralized as compared to
the Billboard’s magazine's cover page.The font chosen is
obviously different but the one of the most important convention
that I have challenged is the placement of the mast head with
respect to the main image on the cover page.I decided to take the
mast head of my magazine’s cover page above the image. And
one other convention that I have challenged is the color scheme
of the mast head. It can be seen that the Billboard magazine’s
mast head follows the color scheme as per their logo, where as I
decided to keep my music magazines mast head fairly simple and
one compared with the image.

6. In this particular comparison between the features of
the magazine, I have decided to DEVELOP the
conventions of the existing music magazine. As it can be
seen, the arrangement of the features remain the same,
however the quantity of features are lesser
comparatively. Also the additional features such as
bonuses are also present in both the magazines however
the placement is something I CHALLENGED.The
placement of additional features of an existing music
magazine are placed in the top right corner of the cover
page where as in my music magazine they are a little left
and below of the cover page.

7. In this particular comparison between the
cover line of the music magazine, I have
decided to CHALLENGE the convention of an
existing music magazine. In the existing
music magazine the cover line towards the
right of the cover page whereas the cover line
of my music magazine is on the left side.

8. In this particular comparison between the
placement of barcode and issue date of my
magazine to an existing music magazine, I have
decided to USE the convention as it is i.e.
towards the lower left of the cover page to
occupy less space and does not appear
prominently to the reader.

9. The main image of a music magazine cover page is
the main attention grabber and one of the most
important convention of a music magazine.
Although the placement of the image is the same
in this comparison however I have CHALLENGED
the camera shot of the existing music magazine.
The camera shot used in the existing music
magazine cover page is a close up where as the
shot I decided to take is a long shot, and without
replacing the natural background with plain white
background as done in the existing music
magazine cover page.

10. In this particular comparison between the
convention of direct mode of address in the
magazine, I have decided to USE the
convention as it is. However one of my models
is wearing shades preventing the reader to
know exactly where he looks but I have
positioned his in a way (behind the other to
models) to make it less attention grabbing
point.

11. In this particular comparison of color scheme
between my music magazine and an existing
music magazine in term of consistency, I have
decided to USE the convention.As it is a sign of
professionalism to keep a color scheme
consistant.

12. This here is the contents page of my music
magazine.This page hold a lot of significance
because it lets the reader know what there is in
the magazine.
Which is why I have paid a lot of attention to what
goes into the contents page of my music
magazine. Consulting various examples of
magazines such as Billboard, Rolling Stones,Vibe
etc. I used, developed and challenged various
codes and conventions of a music magazine.

13. Considering that I kept “Billboard” as my ideal in
the process of development of my music
magazine it is only just to prove my uses,
development and challenges of the codes and
conventions of a magazine by comparing it to
one of the Billboard's own magazine.

14. In this particular comparison between headings
of the two magazines I have chosen to
CHALLENGE the convention. In an existing
music magazine the heading “Contents” is a
little more toward the top right of the page
where as in my music magazines contents page
the heading “contents” is vertically written on
the left side of the page.

15. In this particular comparison between the
subheadings of an existing music magazine and
my music magazine I have chosen to USE the
convention. Firstly the color of the of the
subheadings is different than the rest of the
text but placement is somewhat not the same
i.e. my page placement is toward the right of
the page but that magazine’s placement is on
the left side of the page.

16. In this particular comparison between the
images of an existing music magazine and my
music magazine I have chosen to CHALLAHGE
the convention . I haven’t used subsidiary
image. Secondly the main image, rather than
putting it away from the line of pictures, I put
them along the line differentiated by the
outline and size of the image.

17. In this particular comparison between
placement of page numbers I have chosen to
CHALLENGE the convention of an existing
music magazine.The page number of my music
magazine is in the bottom left corner than the
right corner and in a bubble to stand out.

18. This here is the double spread
page of my music magazine.This
component of the magazine is
really important as this is the main
highlight and main attraction, in
terms of text, in the magaizne.

19. Considering that I kept “Billboard”
as my ideal in the process of
development of my music
magazine it is only just to prove
my uses, development and
challenges of the codes and
conventions of a magazine by
comparing it to one of the
Billboard's own magazine.

20. In this particular comparison between the heading
of the double page spread on an existing music
magazine and my music magazine I have decided
to CHALLENGE the convention. Firstly the obvious
difference is that along with heading the entire
placement of the double spread page is different
i.e. the text of my music magazine is on the right,
left and above center and image on the middle of
the double spread page where as that is not the
case in an existing music magazine.

21. In this particular comparison between the image
of the double spread page of an existing music
magazine and my music magazine I have chosen
to CHALLENGE the convention.The first
difference being its placement, image in my
magazine is on the middle of the double spread
page but not on the right page. Secondly the
image I put up is of a band and not an individual
artist.Thirdly, the editing of the picture is
completely different as I have kept it more
realistic.

22. In this particular comparison between the text of a
music magazine of an existing music magazine
and my music magazine I have chosen to
CHALLENGE the placement. I have chosen to
place the text on the right page, left and on the
center of the double spread page rather than on
the left plus I have not added any text behind the
image. However I paragraphed the text in the
same way as it was done in the existing music
magazine.