Wednesday 10 November 2010

Conventions of a Music Magazine

Front cover:
Main image - this is usually centered on the eyes of the person in the image.
Masthead- the title, genre and ideology. 
Banner headline
Cover lines/Selling lines.
Tag line
Puffs- for example "free holiday" (usually found in corners of front cover).
Kicker- explanatory line to the banner.

Contents page:
Features- the articles that are special to that month.

Regulars- the articles that are there every month. For example, editorial and mastheads.

Double page spread:
Two pages of the same article.
Main image usually dominates.

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