Hip-pop vs POP

Hip-pop vs POP

Codes and Conventions of pop and Hip-hop magazines

Central imageThe central image in pop magazines is usually very popular artist who their target audience will like or aspire to be likeThe central image is usually cheerful and happy

Central imageThe central image is usually serious in terms of his lookThe central image is usually looking at the camera to make it look like they are looking at you when you pick up the magazine

MastheadUsually the biggest text on the magazine pageDraws the target audience to the magazine in terms of the colours used for itUsually in front of central image which connotes that the Masthead is the most important thing then the central image coming next

Masthead

MastheadThis is usually the biggest text on the pagePart of the masthead is usually covered with the central image which suggests that the central image is more important than the masthead and is the main selling pointDraws the target audience to it

GridThe grid of pop magazines is such that text and pictures are scattered all over the pageThe image is usually Centre aligned

GridGrid of hip-hop magazines are usually aligned in terms of textThe image is centre aligned The grid of hip-hop generally looks organised

Colour contrast and Font designThere is usually a colour contrast between the fonts and the background in popThere are colour patterns usually used in pop magazinesText are usually written in order of hierarchy, meaningthe bigger the text the more important it is in relation to the other text on the page.

Colour contrast and Font designThere is usually a colour contrast between the text and the background of Hip-hop magazinesText are usually arranged in order of hierarchy meaning the bigger the text the more important it is in relation to the other text on the page