Monday, 14 October 2013

Conventions of a magazine

There are many concepts to a magazine.
Masthead: the name or logo
headlines: Identifying important content
Cover lines: the text indicating the content of the magazine
Pull quotes: Quote that makes you want to buy the magazine
Features: Use of text and photos to indicate features
Lure: Pull quotes
Puff: A statement that is self promoting
serif style font: a font that makes use of hooks
Pug: A well placed shape with text to grab the readers eye
Layout: the composition of a magazine
House style. The rules of the presentation
visual syntax: the way the readers eye is lead through the layout
Hook: the method of luring consumers
stroke: A line put around text or shapes to make them stand out
Graphics: the use of designs and words
Banner: a colored banner with text on it.

My target audience would be 11-18 year old as they are the people who are going to be reading my magazine

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