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codes and conventions of a magazine contents page

I compared a selection of magazine contents pages to get an idea of the common codes and conventions.
I found that they contain:

• an editors letter and photo
• a date which is usually found at the bottom
• name if the magazine which is the same as on the front cover.
• breakdown of the magazine into the page numbers.
• contains around 7-8 photos that are not just of people.
• there are around 5-7 types of font present on the contents page.
• graphics are included to break up the page
• the images used use direct address
• the colour scheme used is the same as the front cover
• there is also information on the magazine in order for the reader to contact them by.
• the photots have article numbers by them showing which story they link to.
• the whole contents page is organised into columns.
• the subheadings are also in bold or have graphics behind them to make them stand out.

codes and conventions of a magazinr front cover

I found out by looking at a variety of magazines and comparing them the basic codes and conventions of a magazine front cover.
I found that magazines have

• a unique masthead font
• contain a main image (usually a medium/long shot with a direct address)
• contain sammler images around edge
• contain a main storyline, which links to the main image
• contain a barcode
• contain a price
• the masthead is at the top of the magazine
• have a specific colour scheme
• contain grapghics around coverlines
• usually only 2-3 fonts on the page

I also found that the magazines have a couple of things different.

• differnt target audiences
• some magazines contain cartoon images

Lesson 2 - Research

Codes and conventions of magazine contents pages.

We looked at three magazine contents pages to help us decide what the typical codes and convention are. We discovered that most magazine contents pages contain:

• a letter from the editor and their photograpgh.
• the date of publish
• the masthead but slightly smaller
• break down of the magazine - the page numbers
• contain between 7 - 8 images (but they are not always of people)
• graphics are used to make points stand out for example block colours behind text
• images use direct address and are purposfully placed in a specific area on the page
• the colour scheme used is the same as on the front cover
• there are contact details included which are usually placed at the bottom of the page
• some of the photos have the page number next to it representing the corresponding articles

Also most contents pages are organized into columns which makes them more clear for the audience. Sometimes the page is organised so one part of the contents pages covers two columns.

We also found that magazines are to help the reader find the articles and to show what is inside the magazine.

Also the contents page is organized into sections and then those sections are organised into the correct page numbers.

Lesson 2 - Research

In this lesson we compared different magazines and evaluated the similarities between them and the differences.

We found that the magazines all contained a masthead which had a unique font and corresponded to the main image, they all have between 2 and 3 different font types on the front cover, all contain a bar code and price, all have a limited number of colours in the colour pallet and all contain a date of publish.

We also found that the differences included different target audiences and some magazines contain cartoon images in the front cover.

Lesson 1 - Research

In this lesson we conducted a class discussion to find out what the most read magazines were in the class. these we the results we found: