1. Question 1) In what ways does your media
product use, develop or challenge forms and
conventions of real media products?
media product use, develop or challenge

2. Masthead-
The masthead is
in a large blue
and black font.
This is so that it’s
the most eye
catching to the
reader. Its is clear
and simple and
easy to read.
Eyebrow
The eyebrow that goes
against the top of the
magazine is in red text.
This is a very
conventional feature in a
magazine and is always
placed at the top row of
the page.
Strapline-
I decided to go against
the normal convention of
a magazine by not having
a strapline. This is due
the amount of writing in
my tittle and the fact it
speaks for itself.
Key Image-
The key image that I
decided to use was of
Professor Green. The
reason that I chose to
you use him was
because he is
appropriate to the
target audience of
my genre. He is
standing with arm
behind his
back, looking directly
at the camera
allowing personal
contact with the
reader.
Barcode-
The barcode is a
very typical
convention. I made
own barcode so it
is unique to my
magazine.
Anchor text-
This anchor text
draws in the reader as
in bold writing so that
it shows this is one of
the main articles in
the magazine.
I chose the
background colour to
be blue as this co
COVER PAGE
ANALYSIS

3. CONTENTS
PAGE ANALYSIS
I copied the typical
convention that VIBE
use which is the
splitting of the word
‘contents’. This
convention is done in
order to not copy the
norm of having a
straight word at the
top of the page.
I used a model that
would fit In with my
demographic of males
and females aged 16-
24. She is standing in a
rebellious and an
unconventional way
which also shows how
my magazine is
breaking all the
conventions.
At the bottom of the
page I put a little
paragraph which proves
that the work is all
taken by me and shows
I'm the photographer
and editor.
Whilst analysis VIBE
contents page, I
realised that In all of
their issues they have a
big letter V in the
background. This V
represent the V in
VIBE. I also duplicated
this convention and
used a big R to show
the R in ‘Rhythm n’
Blues’. This is in the
background with the
writing and images
placed on to of it.
The text that used was used
so that it would specifically
attract my readers. I talked
about upcoming artist which
is a inspirational to the
readers of a music magazine.
I created two segments, fashion and features. The features column talks
about miscellaneous topics such as award shows + my chosen artists. This is
so that the reader has a variety of choices to read from, however all target
at them.

4. These spaces between texts are called
gutters, these are in place to show equal
spacing. They are all of equal size as
measured out.
This a
quotation
in big font
which is
also found
in the
main text,
to attract
audiences
that are
skimming
the
article.
This is
called a
drop quote
as is found
in almost
all
magazines
There’s a contrast between the italics
and the size 30 font of my artist name
to show the difference in importance.
I placed a
large image
of my artist
on the left
hand side of
my double
page spread.
This is a
convention
used in VIBE
magazine
that i was
using as
inspiration.
Also in this
image I done
photo
manipulation
by adding
tattoos to
his arm and
neck. This is
shown by
Professor
Green and I
done this to
make him
look
authentic.
I placed a footer in both
corners of the double page
spread that shows the page
number and corresponds to the
numbers in the contents page.
DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD
ANALYSIS

5. Conforming to conventions
• My product follows the normal
conventions of VIBE magazine as
it keeps in line with the same
format.
The word contents being written
like this shows how VIBE is trying
to be unconventional compared
to other magazines. It is in clear
black font that is placed close
together for effect.
•Another way in which my magazine follows
the conventions of a typical magazine is by the
eyebrow. An eyebrow is the writing that goes
along the top of the page to show exclusive
texts.
Both my cover page and VIBE’s cover
page contain an exclusive text in the
article. This is both in clear font so
the reader can read them.