2. To answer this question I used a real music magazine, Billboard and noted out
some basic conventions that are always found on the pages of music
magazines. I compared each page to my version also labelling the factors I and
incorporated into my magazines. To show where I got the inspiration from my
magazine I have put the two magazines I used to keep me on track of a
professional looking magazine then ended with the aspects of my magazine I felt
pushed boundaries and regular conventions.
3. Real Music magazine Cover Page
A celebrity that draws
attention to buy the
magazine
Main mast head serves as a logo for
the identity of the magazine
Few cover lines placed
around the image
Graphic drawing to grab the reader’s
attention
Similar fonts and a simple overall theme
An image that focuses on the artist
Very little text overlaps
the image
All the text is in matching
colours
Catchy headlines to draw
attention and make the
reader want to read
One colour scheme is used through
the whole page in this case it was
blue
4. My Music magazine Cover Page
Main mast head serves as a logo for
the identity of the magazine
Graphic drawing to grab the reader’s
attention
Few cover lines placed
around the image
Very little text overlaps
the image
An image that focuses on the artist
Similar fonts and a simple overall theme
All the text is in matching
colours
Catchy headlines to draw
attention and make the
reader want to read
One colour scheme is used through
the whole page in this case it was
blue
5. Real Music magazine Contents Page
Different sections
clearly demarcated
Contents heading situated
above everything
Smaller pictures are similar or
the same kind of shot
Masthead
and name
Different font sizes and the same
font used for contents
Visible page numbers
Basic layout
One main picture then smaller
pictures
Similar number of pages
under each section
Same colour scheme to cover
6. My Music magazine contents page
Contents heading situated
above everything
Masthead
and name
Visible page numbers
Same colour scheme to cover
Different font sizes and the same
font used for contents
Different sections
clearly demarcated
Basic layout
Similar number of pages
under each section
One main picture then smaller
pictures
Smaller pictures are similar or
the same kind of shot
7. Real Music magazine
Double page spread
One main image that fills a whole
page
Some graphics on
the page
Clear title heading
A basic font
throughout
Classy, basic layout
An article on the other
page
The same colour
scheme throughout in
this case it is multi
coloured
Writer and photographer on the top
of the article below the heading
Mast head and page
number on the bottom/top
8. My music magazine double page
spread
Masthead
The same colour
scheme throughout in
this case it is blue
A basic font
throughout
Classy, basic layout
An article on the other
page
Some graphics on
the page
Writer and photographer on the top
of the article below the heading
Mast head and page
number on the bottom/top
