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In What Ways Does Your

Media Product Use,

Develop or

Challenge Forms and

Conventions of Real Media

Products?

FRONT COVER COMPARISON

MastheadBehind Cover Model, which

could signal how

XXL is a well known magazine.

2 layers and 2 colours.

Cover LinesGoing down on

the left, colour co-ordinated.

BarcodeBottom Left

Main Cover LineBold and eye catching.

Layers3/4 layers

Cover ModelNot making eye contact

towards the camera

which is unconventional, which may attract

readers attention more as they are used to models

making eye contact which would make them

think why this model is looking away.

Drake’s (Front Cover Model) eyes could be directing the reader to the cover lines on the

right. Which may indicate a sign of importance,

Colour Scheme A range of 3 to 4

BackgroundA blend of 2 colours.

MastheadUSE – Similar to XXL, use of 2

colours, 1 font and 2 layers.

Sharp and bold.

Cover LinesUSE - Going down

on the left, colour co-ordinated.

Main Cover LineUSE - Bold and eye

catching.

Linked With Cover LineDEVELOPED - Extra content that relates to the main cover line and the main article.

Cover ModelUSE – Not making eye

contact with the camera/audience, which

similarly to XXL would make the readers think where he

may be looking at.

CHALLENGED – In XXL, the cover model may be

looking towards the left of the cover where there are

some cover lines which may portray that the

designers are trying to pull the readers eyes onto those cover lines. However in my magazine, I didn’t include

any cover lines on the right.

BarcodeDEVELOPED - Bottom

right, as when my magazine is on the

shelf, the barcode will be hidden therefore it will encourage readers

to actually take the magazine off the shelf and therefore would

have a better view of it and may also flick

through before purchasing.

LayersUSE 3/4 layers

BackgroundDEVELOPED –more simple design and brighter which

makes the cover model stand out more.

CONTENTS PAGE COMPARISON

HeadingBold and on the

top

Range of

imagesRange of close ups, mid shots, full body shots and images from albums.

Issue DateBold, underneath

heading

BackgroundPlain and white

Article

DescriptionsBrief information of each articles

Page

NumbersBold and easy

to identify which articles are on what

page.

LinesClearly

separating each section.

WebsiteBottom, corner, small but bold

HeadingUSE - On the top and very clear

Page

NumbersDEVELOPED - On

left and right corners, Bold and clearly

indicated page number of article, with

different colours which adds to

the colour scheme.

Images

and TextCHALLENGEDClose ups –

some articles have no

pictures but the names catch the readers attention.

Article

DescriptionsCHALLENGED

Less information –

gives the reader minimal

information of the articles but would also encourage

them to open the article pages.

WebsiteDEVELOPED

Bottom, middle, small

BordersDEVELOPED

Clearly

separating each section.

DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

COMPARISON

XXL’s articles haven’t got any double page spreads,

however they do run across 3/4 pages. HeaderBig and clear to

see.

CopyTakes up one full page, no spaces, all one font and

size.

Full Bleed ImageImage takes up both

pages.

Stand FirstArticle description

MarginEven border –

creating a gap between page and

copy.

BackgroundSimple gradient.

CreditsSmall print vertically on the

right hand side of page.

FooterWebsite and

page number

BackgroundUSE

Simple gradient, with some faded shapes

CreditsUSE

Small and on the

side

HeadingDEVELOPED

Goes across the full page and over

photo.

HeaderCHALLANGED

Top right corner of page shows the reader and guides them to the article as it continues on the next page.

Pull QuoteUSE

Grabs the readers

attention

CopyDEVELOPED

Regular size 9. Set in columns that ascend by 2 lines for each column.

MarginsUSE

Creates a clear border around the page and columns.

PhotographCHALLENGED

Takes up one page with a transparent

background which makes it sit nicely on the

page background.

FooterCHALLENGED

Website and page number in middle and

corner.