Magazine Analysis

I have before told you about the conventions of a magazine.  Today I am going to show you this through the form of a front cover of a Glamour magazine, with more detail. Here we go!-

Magazines have mastheads! Glamour have used a bold big font at the top of the page. This stands out and catches the eye of the reader. Mastheads are also short and snappy so they are easy to remember (as it is the magazines name). The text font and colour need to link in with the magazine genre, so it fits in and doesn't look strange (e.g. don't have a fashion magazine with a black sci-fi themed masthead).

A splash is good to have on a magazine. This is the lead story. These are needed to bring the reader to the magazine. They need to big, juicy and exclusive! Well...do you people to read it or not? The splash needs to be bold, short and bigger than the secondary leads, so it stands out. Don’t forget a photo to go with it!

Secondary leads are another main part of the magazine. These are other big stories to entice the readers. Again, make them short and interesting and include a photo.

(Glamour Magazine)

(Glamour Magazine with labels of conventions)

Tags are a great way to interest people. These are words like 'exclusive' and 'new'. Make sure they are bold and colourful to catch people’s eyes. 

Tip on’s are a great idea. A tip on is the little promotional item that some magazines give for free. These make the readers thing they are gaining a little extra from your magazine (and might make them buy multiple copies). These can range from a sample product to a discount voucher. 

These are a few good things to add to a magazine and make it look a lot better! Till next time!