Conventions Of Magazine Front Covers And Content Pages.

Front Covers.

Front Covers must inlcude:

* A masthead;
* A barcode;

* The price, date and issue number;

* Anchorage - Connecting the texts with the images;

* Sub heading of content;

* Individual unique selling point;
* Colour scheme; (No more than five seperate colours)

* Bright/Bold fonts; (Sites and Styles)

* Posed photography;

* Set background image/styles;

* Text layering;

* Brand identity/logo;

* Eye catching/intriguing TITLES;

* URL;

* Main Arcticle;

* Name of magazine links to topics.

Contents Page.

Contents page includes:
* Different advertisement deals for the magazine;

* Different images/page numbers/words;

* Headings;

* Colour Scheme;

* Editorial; (Message from editor.)

* Dates;

* Banners;

* Titles catch readers attention; (Normally with bigger/bolder fonts.)

* Exclusive extra's;

* Reviews;

* Pictures and texts link in together;

* Main arcticle;

* USP's;

* Different fonts for different articles/genre's;

* Sub headings;

* Logo's repeated;

* Photographers name in fine print;

* No empty spaces.