Summary of conventions

Front Cover

Masthead

The masthead is large and takes up around 1/5th of the page, it is iconic and recognizable, everyone associates the white Q with a red background with the music magazine

Cover Lines

A sneak peak of what is inside the magazine, used to help sell the magazine

Main Image

The image in the background of the front cover, takes up the entire page, taken in a certain position so that there is space for the cover lines and masthead

Plug

Usually a different colour to the rest of the cover so that it can stand out, usually advertises a competition or something special inside the magazine

Bar code/Issue number

Always seen near each other, required on every magazine so that it is possible for the customer to purchase the magazine as well as know what issue it is

Contents Page

Masthead

The masthead is at the top of the magazine and takes up quite a bit of the top of the page with its length and thickness, it contains the Q logo which is iconic, and the issue number

Other Articles

More details of what is going to be in the magazine

Front Cover

The front cover is used in the top right of the page so that if required, you don't beed to keep checking back to the front cover

Main Image

The main image is the largest image of the contents page

Double Page Spread

Main Image

The main image takes up have of the double page spread

Article

Takes up the majority of the other half of the double page spread, links with the main image