School Magazine: Magazine codes and conventions research

First Entry: Magazine codes and conventions research

The Brishopbriggs Academy Magazine

• Magazine title
• Text colour contrasts to white background
• School logo
• Achievement image
• School Trip image
• Issue (Month, Year)

• Page numbers separated from what’s included on the page
• Subtitles with italic text underneath so people know what’s included on that page
• Plain font

Fusion

• Large, bold title at the top of the page
• Slogan under title
• Price
• Issue number
• White writing contrasting to dark background
• Large photo-shopped image filling the page
• Subtitles with small description underneath

• ‘Contents’ written in bold at the top of the page
• The contents listed in 3 columns with coloured titles and plain descriptions underneath
• Contents titles use informal words

The contents page from the ‘Fusion’ magazine consists of a large photo-shopped image alongside titles, both consisting of bright and vibrant colour schemes. The designer uses these various colours on the contents themselves to allow each section included in the magazine stand out equally beside each other. The age group that this magazine is intended for is also conveyed through the type of colours that have been selected for this page. This is something I will make sure to contain this aspect within my magazine as it is a feature which is sure to grab the reader’s attention and appeal to the intended reader.