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

Feature articles in magazines are normally a double page spread (if not more). They include headlines and subheadings to explain the story. Most artists will not appear in a magazine unless they have something to sell. There is normally one large image with several others spread out across the pages. Some music magazines use slang and swear words as these may be relevant to the music genre and may appeal to the target audience. Many articles use text grabs these are usually controversial, funny or rude.

I decided to create a magazine for young women (16-21 year olds). I made my magazine stand out form other magazines for this age group by adding elements of fashion. I used serious sophisticated colours and large fonts to make it easy for a my audience to read. My magazine will be a weekly glossy yet for my audience, it will be priced at under 2 pound, as I felt this will draw in the target audience more and attract them to reading the magazine, as many of them may have part time jobs and may not be able/ want to spend all of this on an expensive magazine. The tone of the magazine will be informal as this will help the reader connect. If I use these techniques this will help me create a 'house style' and make it more appealing to the reader.