1. Connotations of a magazine

3. Masthead
This is the title of the magazine. This is going to be the first
thing that the reader is going to see as, in a shop
magazines are stacked so only the title is showing.
Therefore, this needs to be at the top of the page, eye
catching, easy to read, and it needs to appeal to the
target audience otherwise they will not pick it up.
The title need to say what the magazine is about, for
example. ‘Total Film’ is a magazine about films.

4. Headline
This is usually the second thing people see.
This is going to be the thing that draws
everyone in, and make them want to buy
this magazine. It’s the main convention
you’ve got to sell this to the costumer. .

5. The unique selling point
It usually says something that pretty much
implies that this magazine is the best
magazine you can buy for the particular
subject/interest. The thing that tells the
costumer this isn’t your usual magazine, it
has something more, something that the
costumer needs to have.

6. Font
Your going to have to think about the suitable font
for you magazine to fit the target audience. If
your magazine is for business people who are
very serious and the magazine gives serious
information, then comic sans isn’t going to be
the best font to use.
Again, if your magazine is for children, then writing
in new roman times is also not going to be the
best. It has to appeal to the right audience
otherwise they are not going to get enjoyment
out of reading it.

7. Date line
This is the month and year that the
magazine was published, usually next to
the price. Note that a monthly magazine
usually hits the news-stands the month
before the cover date

8. Main image
This is the biggest image in the page,
usually in the middle and creates the
whole background of the magazine. The
model is usually someone attractive who
will be featuring in this magazine. Most of
the times they are making eye contact with
the camera to really grab the costumer’s
attention.