Sunday 22 September 2013

Contents and Front Cover Conventions

Conventions

Front cover
  • Masthead – Name or logo of magazine (largest font)
  • Headlines – The most significant content (2nd largest font)
  • Cover lines – Text indicating content of the magazine (smaller font than headline)
  • Articles – photos and texts indicating features and articles
  • Pugs/starbursts – Shape with text to promote something in magazine
  • Images – Showing relevance to the contents
  • Colour ( house style) – layout and representation
  • Pull quotes – quotes pulled from articles that feature in the magazine
  • Straplines – Headlines in smaller fonts under the headline
  • Puff – Self promoting
  • Banner – Coloured banner with text on



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