The codes and conventions of music magazines

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Large mast head Direct mode of address Main covering line Covering lines Pink house style Splash Pose suitable for genre Teaser Date

Transcript of The codes and conventions of music magazines

Page 1: The codes and conventions of music magazines

Large mast headDirect mode of address

Main covering line

Covering lines

Pink house style

Splash

Pose suitable for genre

Teaser

Date

Page 2: The codes and conventions of music magazines

Title Contents written at top

Date

Image

Page Number

Regulars

Short descriptions

Short descriptions

Subscription offerTaglines

House style: white, black and red

White background

Page 3: The codes and conventions of music magazines

Image covering at least one page as backgroundColour scheme matches rest of magazine

Large/Bold title

Interview with artist presented

Questions in different colours

Direct mode of address (not always used) 4 columns

Drop capitalsStand first is a sentence about article/synopsisFew fonts used

Q&A or article

Picture reflects the artist