In What Ways Does Your Media Product Use, Develop or Challenge Forms and Conventions of Real Media Products?*

Front Cover 

Overall, my magazine used the conventions that existing magazines do as on my front cover, all my colours remain the same throughout the magazine so that the reader doesn't become confused or overwhelmed with anything. As well as this, it makes the magazine seem more in sync and organised. It reminds the reader what magazine they're reading and that it's an Anthem magazine; it's an element of visual branding.

A convention which I developed from seeing popular magazines is the use of "Natasha Sky" surrounding the artists head; instead of it being on top of or below the image, it's either side of it. It creates the effect that the artist is important to the magazine.

Contents Page

The general layout of my contents page is simple so that there isn't too much for the audience to take in. The image takes up most of the page as a way of attracting the readers to this certain artist. Then, the repetition of 'Pause' in the corner to continue the idea that there's more to this article than 'Natasha Sky'. It also shows the reader that they're just as important as the main artist.

A majority of the main information about the magazine and the article is found at the top to get the attention of the readers. It's short and snappy due to the general short attention span of the readers when flicking through a magazine. If they come across this page, they can read the top and decide if they want to continue on or not.

Feature Article

 With my feature article, I decided to keep the picture and the text separate from one another so it looked simpler and easier to read. It also makes the page in general seem more professional. Then, I used a quote to put on top of the image to give the readers an idea of what they could read in the main article. This is a common convention used to draw the audience in using a simple technique. 

The use of the big, faded "A" behind the text is a form of visual branding and ties the page together. It reminds the readers that they're reading an Anthem magazine as well as filling a blank space. I think that it cleans up the page. 

The colour scheme is the same throughout the magazine with the use of the bold red font for the title and the black text and white background. This makes it easier for the audience to read the article and makes it less overwhelming for them


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