1. Conventions in
NME…
Simple bold colours
Masthead in primary
optical area
Informal language
Sans serif font
Dominantly male artists
Modern font styles
One main image

2. Conventions in my
magazine…
I have used modern font styles for my
magazine to fit in with the indie genre
I have placed the
masthead in the
primary optical area
I have also used bold
simple colours, such as
red, black and white
I made sure that
I used sans serif
font too, to
make my
magazine look
conventional
One main image

3. Conventions on my magazine cover…
My magazine has the masthead in the primary optical area, this is
conventional for an indie magazine, it is the first thing that the reader will see
and it also makes it stand out more.
I have used one main image on my magazine cover as this is something that I
found was generally typical of an indie magazine. The image takes up all of
the space on the front cover and the cover line is underneath it, this is
conventional and shows that it is the most important part of not only the
magazine cover but also the whole magazine.
I have a consistent house style throughout my whole magazine and the main
three colours used are, red, white and black. These are featured on my front
cover and are three bold yet simple colours that are conventional for all indie
magazines.
Sans serif is a more modern font style compared to serif, therefore
conventional for an indie magazine, I have made sure that I had used this font
style on my magazine cover to make it fit in with the indie genre.