Codes and Conventions – Front Page

Emily Joslin

Bold header that is over the image to highlight it’s importance.

Bold cover lines grab readers attention.

Uses and Grat - Direct mode of address builds personal relationship

Masthead – it’s the same on all the magazines so it’s well known

Main image – only one image which stands out.

Only one cover line

House style = simple

Issue number

Tag – showing they have won an award which will intrigue the audience to see how it has won an award.

Cover lines

Main cover line – doesn’t give much away which intrigues readers.

Uses and Grat - Direct mode of address builds personal relationship

Bold header that is over the image to highlight it’s importance.

Uses and Grat - Direct mode of address builds personal relationship

Pop of colour stands out, the lips and some writing are the same colour.

Bold header that is over the image to highlight it’s importance.

This is the older version of the magazine, and they all had the same layout as this one but with a different picture, this is the house style.

Summary of what’s inside the magazine

Masthead – it’s the same on all the magazines so it’s well known

Uses and Grat - Direct mode of address builds personal relationship

Main image – only one image which stands out.

Only one cover line that summaries what is in the magazine to do with Jessie J

House style = simple

Bold header that is over the image to highlight it’s importance.

Pop of colour stands out, the lips and some writing are the same colour.

Uses and Grat - Direct mode of address builds personal relationship

House style

Bold typography

Top strip

Main cover line

Pull quote

Snippet of what’s inside to interest reader

Barcode

House style – always a pretty picture of nature.

Overall I like the house style of the older Absolute Brighton magazines best because it’s simple but stands out and grabs my eye at the same time.

Therefore I am going to model the front cover or my magazine mainly around it.

I will make sure my models have Direct Mode of Address and that when I edit the photo’s there is one pop of colour and the rest is black and white.