Some key features and techniques for the creation of my magazine

Magazine features and techniques

·         Purpose of a magazine is to entice the reader – majority of time is spent looking at the magazine front cover.

·         The features of a front cover are called conventions.

·         Title displayed at the top – because it is the first person the reader sees – “top to bottom”.

·         Name chosen carefully to give you an indication to what the magazine is about.

·         Font should be unique and styled to the magazines genre.

·         Masthead – the name if the magazine at the top of the page. This is the first thing which people look at. Font and colour are very important for the mast head.

·         Tagline – this goes near the masthead and is sometimes attached to this.

·         Central image – most important part. The subject will be relevant to the magazines audience and purpose.

·         Connotation – ideas which aren’t given directly. Interpretation is usually needed.

·         Denotation - obvious meaning of a symbol/image.