Conventions of a standard magazine.

Large title- To make a statment and advertise the magazine. The title often connotes something you would associate with music or something catchy.

Dominating main image- Usually consists of a well known band or solo artist, their costume usually follows the coloured theme of the issue of the magazine. They usually look into the camera to show confidence and boldness.

Other featured images- There to intice the audience to want to read on, usually images of other bands or competitions. But they are purely there to give you an insite into what the magazine will contain and more often than not the catchy phrases create hype that is exagerated for this very purpose.

Barcode- This is used for purchasing reasons, and all magazines have them.

Synopsis- These are used as a brief summary of what the magazine contains.

Bold font- thats stands out from the page.

Colour scheme- always kept minimum and usually consists of three colours.

Setting- Usually plain background, however sometimes set in studios, or backgrounds to highlight seasons.

Statistics may be used to make statments and sometimes may be misleading, but make the reader want to read on.

The date is always included for reference

The price will always be included to inform the audience how much the magazine is.

Issue numbers may be included to incourage the audience to collect them.