The use of conventions in my magazine was very effective. Firstly, as

you can see from my main production front page is that there is a

large masthead which attracts viewers to the magazine. The colour

scheme is simple and is very similar to existing indie magazines. These

magazines have shown time after time that they will sell copies and

are able mimicking the conventions of these magazines will prove

successful in sales.

I broke conventions in my magazine by using a similar font throughout

the front cover. I think this was effective as my magazine aim was to

appeal to younger target audiences.

My contents page is conventional as it uses the same

colours as the front cover of the magazine (the writing, red

and blue). These two colours are contrasting so using them

as a gradient breaks conventions yet I think it does so

effectively. The subscription box at the bottom also follows

up the conventions in the contents page.

My double page spread is very conventional. The use of a

standfirst as well as highlighting questions in the magazine

is not necessarily popular in an indie magazine but has

proven useful in magazines like pop magazines, so I took an

unconventional risk and carried it over to my indie

magazine.

The typical pull quote is controversial and conventional so

as to pull in the reader. I have also mimicked the

background of the image to the background of the article.