1. Q1. In what ways does your media
product use, develop or challenge
forms and conventions of real
media products?

2. Front Cover
The mast head of a font cover must
stand out and be completely unique, which
is what I have tried to portray by using a bold text that
isn't used anywhere else on my front cover, contents
or double page spread and putting it in red which is
very eye catching but matches the theme of my
magazine. Another convention is to have the main
image overlapping some of the mast head which
is also what I tried to reannact.
The cover lines
indicate smaller
stories that are
included in the
magazine, they are
displayed n the front
cover in a house style
text. I challenged the
conventions by putting a red
box around the titles and
giving my cover lines titles. I
used text that would fit in
with the theme of my
magazine which is rap, and
when taking my surveys
red, black and white was the 3
top colours that represented
rap music .

3. For the main cover line I used a
large font that runs right along the
font of the magazine to emphasize
the text I used black and red text to
stand out from the background and
it also fits in with my genre. Its a lot
bigger than my other cover lines as
it matches the main image and
should be the main story that
catches your eye.
The barcode is usually positioned in the bottom right
hand side of the page with the issue number and
website but I challenged this convention and just
places the barcode by itself and put the date, issue
number an website in a more convenient place

4. I challenge he conventions by putting all he issue and magazine
information underneath the mast head instead of with the bar
code as I feel its a lot easier to find and noticeable as you are
instantly drawn in by the mast head.
The main image must be unique
and eye catching but also be able
to tell us what genre the
magazine is, just from looking at
the image it is usually direct
adress to encourage the audience
to buy the magazine. For the
main image I used a black male as
they are stereotypically the
representation of rap music. I
challenge the conventions by
making him topless and
writing what I believe to
be words that relate to
the genre.

5. Contents Page
The layout of a
magazine is
usually split into
3/4 columns, and
I have challenge
this by only doing
1 and ½ columns
of writing and the
rest filled with
images.
The word is prominent, it lets people know it’s
the contents page and its where they can find
more detail on article locations. I put this
heading in bold red against a black background
to make it stand out and grab the readers
attention making it easier to find.

6. An obvious
convention of a
contents page is
to have page
numbers that
correspond with
the cover lines.
For the first
number I tried
to challenge the
convention by
making it a
larger font than
the others.
The column heading help
identify what type of
article they are. For my
magazine I used two;
features and regular.

7. The images on my
contents page correspond
with my cover lines and
also fit in with the genre
of my magazine. They are
not huge as they are not
there to draw all the
readers attention but fair
amount.

8. Double Page Spread
A quote from the interview is sometimes
presented has the headline, or by the picture and
sometimes it is even used in the text to break it up.
I followed this convention and used a quote from
one of my artists songs to entice and grip the
readers .
I also used a
quote from one of
artists songs in the
middle of my text to
break it up. It also allows
the reader to get an incite
into the artist and helps
draw them in.

9. The main image is usually
direct address, which entices
the reader to read the article as
it directly inviting them to read
the article. I challenged the
conventions by making a
mosaic effect of the same
image to make it unique and
modern it also reflects on what
artist in the image is like.
A page
number is
included on the
double page
spread as it
corresponds
with the number
listed next to the
cover line on the
contents page.

10. Music magazines also include a stand first, which is
like an introduction to the celebrity interview. Some
people may not know who the artist is just from the
image, therefore introducing them would make the
readers more familiar which is what I included on
my double page spread as Jaxxon is an up and
coming rapper not many people will know him.
The text on a double page spread
is usually 11pt and usually aerial
font. They also include a drop cap
which shows the reader where to
start reading, the writing is usually
split into 2-4 columns to make it
appear tidy and easy to follow. For
my text I challenge these
conventions by using a font which
wasn’t usually used but it followed
the theme of my magazine and
also the text was size 12pt as I felt
11pt was to small.