Magazine Codes and Conventions.

The main codes and conventions in magazines are…


A Mast Head in large bold letters to go with the magazine’s theme which is there to let you know the name of the magazine and also to let you know the type of genre of the magazine which is usually shown through the mast head.


A Central Main Image of mainly a star persona matching the social class e.g. if it’s a rap magazine then it will have a rap artist and a pop magazine will have pop artist etc and that is their to make the magazine look more interesting and the person on the image could have a fan site in which the magazine will target.


Side stories are usually all around the page on the sides, top and bottom and they also have pictures of celebrities which will also attract their specific fan sites.


The main statement is usually in ALL magazines because it is the main story of the magazine and it is in bold colours in a different font to the rest of the writing which stands out so that the target audience are attracted to it so that they buy it for the main story!


Theme/House colours which are the main colour and style through out the whole magazine and these are usually bright bold colours or calm, relaxing colours.


A Lure which is something that targets and addresses straight towards the audience which is sometimes a question e.g. Can YOU guess the greatest pop star EVER?


A Tag is something that will be on the front cover of a magazine and will over exaggerate the magazine for example, ‘the best magazine EVER!’.


A Strap-line is an introductory headline below the main headline (masthead) which is in a slightly smaller font and it gives information on a main story in the magazine
The Left Third is in every magazine because when they are put onto the shelves in the shops, only the left side of the magazine is shown and it has all of the good information on the page because that is what the reader is going to see.


· Side Pictures is when on the side of the stories on the front page, there is pictures of what are usually celebrities which gives you insight on what contents is in the magazine as well as the side stories.

By Zephaniah Daly.