Evaluation

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

From my research into similar media products, I found out a lot about the conventions of real media products.
The conventions I found to be common among other similar products and important for the front cover were:
-A clear, professional looking layout
-An image of the artist relating to the main cover line
-A colour scheme of three main colours, usually including black and white
-Clear and relevant cover lines
-Large, clear masthead at the top of the page

In my product, I made sure I used and developed these conventions of similar media products. My layout is clear and looks professional like many other real media products. I made sure it looked ordered and easy to read so people can instantly see the information and be drawn to the product. On the front cover there is an image of the artist which relates to the main cover line across the image. I chose the colour scheme after asking about it in my survey. The colour scheme of my front page was black, white and red. The cover lines on my front page were clear and relevant to the magazine genre. I also made sure my masthead was large, clear and in the centre of the page at the top. My front cover uses and develops the main conventions of real, similar media products.

The conventions I found to be common among other similar products and important for the contents page were:
-The same colour scheme as the front cover
-An image of the front cover of the magazine issue
-A few main images
-Clear, ordered layout (usually in columns)

In my product, I made sure I used and developed these conventions of similar media products. I continued the black, white and red colour scheme from my front cover onto my contents page. This shows consistency and continuity. I only used 5 images (3 of which were not main images) on my contents page. The two main images were quite small and simple as to not clutter the page and to keep the page ordered and neat. On my contents page, I used an image of the front cover of that magazine issue. This is an important magazine convention and is common within most genres. I have a clear, ordered layout on my contents page. There are columns down either side of the page and a row of images and text along the bottom. The layout is stylish, yet simple. My contents page uses and develops the main conventions of real, similar media products.

The conventions I found to be common among other similar products and important for the double page spread was:
-One or two main images, with smaller, supporting images
-A similar colour scheme to the front cover and contents page
-A mixture of font sizes and colours (for questions, answers, etc)
-A detailed article, centring around rock music
-A clear, bold masthead on the page

In my product, I made sure I used and developed these conventions of similar media products. I used two main images, along with one other smaller, supporting image at the bottom of the page. Both of the images have clear captions to describe what they are. This is common in most magazines, not just those of the rock music genre. The colour scheme of black, white and red (used on the front cover and contents page) was continued onto the double page spread. This, again, shows consistency and continuity. A mixture of font sizes and colours were used on my double page spread. The masthead and tagline were in larger font sizes as these need to be the items on the page that really stand out. The questions and answer text was of a similar size, however different colours were used to show which was the question and which was the answer. My double page spread includes a detail article, which is based on the topic of a rock music artist. I also chose to use a bold, clear masthead at the top of the page. This will attract the audiences attention. My double page spread uses and develops the main conventions of real, similar media products