Preliminary task: Codes and conventions for a magazine front cover

magazine front cover's

• One main image.
• all masthead are situated at the top of the magazine.
• most prices on the right side of the magazine.
• the name of the main image (celebrity or band) is next or on top of the picture.
• Buzz word = plus/free/exclusive (not on high fashion magazines).
• well know magazine have the masthead overlaid with and image.
• most magazines have tag lines.
• all have a particular theme (design, due to cost issue).
• interview's.
• Main image and Main cover line.
• most magazines include other images (usually photographs).
• 2 to 3 different fonts, the masthead is in different font.
• central image relates to genre.
• banners with summary of information.
• between 6 to 10 cover lines.
• website address.