1. The Generic Conventions of Magazines:
Contents Pages
The main function of contents pages is to encourage the reader to read on . They should be
bright / colourful and visually interesting.
The masthead/title of the magazine
usually appears on every page
(usually at the top of the page.)
Again- as it typical of
Usually there is a
magazines images
series of smaller
dominate the text
images of
(to allow for
stars/models on the
‘grazing’)
contents page.
Images with page
However it is becoming
numbers are often
increasingly common
included.
to see one central
image dominating the
page – often linked to
the feature article and
colour.
There is a list of
contents - usually Again usually direct
under usual sections address (mode of
e.g gig guide, address) is used in the
reviews etc… images – although this
page breaks this rule!
Verbal and Non- verbal communication: In many print texts such as magazines more is communicated to
the audience through the use of non-verbal than verbal communication.