The masthead of the magazine is displayed in the now standard position of top page left orientation, with the often sophisticated and contrasting use of thin and thick blocks of colour within the typeface. I have strayed slightly from the 'norm' in placing the barcode, pricing and issue number in the top right of the page, appose to the modern day preference of the bottom right hand corner. Although this is an unusual decision, it is not completely unheard of, and in terms of my magazine, it definitely sits a lot easier in the chosen position of my layout. My reasoning for this is simple, a barcode is the least astheatically pleasing element of the cover, so placing it in 'dead space' i can ensure that no roomis wasted where something 'happening' could be placed instead.
In terms of the magazines content, i have challenged the conventions of the usual teenage music magazines, i had to do this considering teenagers were not my only intended audience, the content in my magazine is much more 'classic' orientated. However, the conventions are followed well enough to allow the reader to know what they are getting involved with, all the usual expected features are present, i suppose i should have made this not the case, in order to stand our further from the crowd of regular music magazines. Perhaps if making further issues this could be the case. However in terms of replicating original conventions, i am pleased with how my front cover has turned out, i certainly do not think it would be out of place sat in between nme and uncut.
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