Comparison Task• Compare any two of the following magazine

front covers, stating what magazine codes and conventions you like.

• What ideas might you use for your own cover in terms of: font, layout, colour, photo, contents, coverlines, masthead etc…

U:Y12/Media Studies/Resources/Mr Lau/ Week 4

Masthead repeated with different colours making it catchy. The font is simple sans serif which makes the text clean and quite formal.

There are loads of cover lines which give an insight to what the magazine includes grabbing the audiences attention.

There is a simple, symmetrical picture in the centre of the magazine catching the eye of the audience the picture is also bright and in contrast with the white background making it stand out more .

Byline

dateline

Decorative font similar to the font used in fanzines. It is catchy and looks less formal and is suitable to students age group.

There are 3 colourful images, it corresponds to the rule of thirds

The date is clear at the bottom right making it feel in date and recent.

The mast head is quite small compared to college but the decorative font makes up for it because it makes it more catchy, and less formal. There are more images however the y are smaller than the images in college and they are dull and don’t have much of a meaning to them. There are no cover lines which doesn’t attract the audience because they don’t have an insight to what the magazine is about. The date line include the year only which might suggest that the magazine is yearly proposing that the magazine isn’t up to date

The mast head in college is big , repeated and colourful making it easily remembered. There are many cover lines of different interesting stories which grab the attention of the audience, the picture is quite symmetrical allowing it to be placed in the centre. Also the image used is of 2 of the previous magazines showing that it is quite frequent and up to date.