The first magazine cover I am going to analyse in terms of conventions is from Empire Magazine. The cover includes a prominent, brightly coloured masthead (in the top quarter of the cover), a slogan, a banner, cover lines, a barcode and a dominant central image of a recognizeable star from a Hollywood movie.
Good - but don't forget price, issue number and date.
ReplyDeleteNow look at a contrasting magazine to see if the basic conventions are the same.
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