codes and conventions of a magazine cover

Codes and conventions of a front cover

·         The cover is plain

·         The title is relevant to the school

·         Clear contrasting background and text

·         The colour scheme is basic

·         There is one main image which is normally related to the main storyline of the magazine

·         Smaller images

·         Tag line

·         Date of issue

·         Barcode

·         Rugby school clearly

·         Price

·         Feminine colours

·         Plain background

·         Formal layout

·         Smaller image

·        Text across the bottom relates to the fresh looking kit that the member is wearing.

·         Appealing main image

·         No freebies like gossip magazines but option for competition.

·         Bare minimum of text on the cover.

·         Nothing relative to celebrities or fashion or gossip in the school magazines.

Generalising

·         They all have a bold masthead

·         Have a main image as the main story for the film

·         A subheading as the second most important story within the issue, sometimes complete with a secondary image.

·         1-4 images on the cover.

·         Stories featured all related to the school or the area.

·         Greater image to text ratio

·         Basic colour scheme

·         Level of formality as it is a school issue.