magazine codes and conventions

codes and conventions are systems of signs, which create meaning. codes are visual/audio, conventions group together to make a genre. ie. eerie music builds tension and creates suspense which link to a specific genre.

the masthead (Q) where is it situated? what is the colour? and what is the font?

colour scheme: how many colours are there? do they relate to the genre?

slogans: is it memorable? is it a pun? and where is it situated?

cover lines, bylines and feature article: do they relate to the genre? do they use language techniques? size of text? effects on text?

main image: what type of shot is it? does it relate to a genre? who is being represented
Z pattern: does the magazine use this? why?

puffs: piece. noun. a flattering newspaper or magazine article about a person or an organisation.

barcode, price, issue date, publisher, date, website, skyline/strap line (whats their purpose?)

strapline:

1. a subsidiary heading or caption in a newspaper or magazine.

   
   

   "the strapline on the front page promised '13 pages of dramatic pictures and eye-witness accounts'"

   
   

   
   

   skyline:

   Newspaper terminology. Masthead/title piece the newspaper's title displayed on the front page. Skyline this is an information panel on the front page that tells the reader about other stories in the paper to tempt them inside.

   
   

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      title: how big is it? where is it placed? what does it look like? colour/font style? 

      
      

      layout/positioning

      
      

      size-what is more important?

      
      

      lead: beginning of a story, generally contains who, what,when where, and why

      
      

      use of columns/ alignment?

      images used- what/who? what are they wearing? facial expression? what are they doing? how does the image relate to the article? 

      
      

      pull quote/ messages: from who and why?

      
      

      colour scheme: does it follow on from the cover? what does the colour scheme represent? 

      
      

      text: size, font style, placement

      
      

      contact info: eg. website- why?

      
      

      magazine logo 

      
      

      data/page number: where? why? what font style? how big?

      
      

      body copy: main text on the page