Codes and Conventions of a magazine front cover

The Following are the codes and conventions for a magazine front cover:

*The codes and conventions of making a magazine cover are split into 3 groups, technical, symbolic and text.

*The technical side of the magazine cover can be made up from the different photograph techniques, e.g. the shots, the models and where they are placed on the page. The placement of the photograph and the model's used relates to the target audience, for example in 'nuts' magazine a young female model is centered in the middle of the cover to attract the target audience of young males.

*The symbolic side of the magazine cover relates to the model's costuming, make-up and who is in the picture.

*The colours are very important on a front cover as they can change the whole mood of the cover.

*The text part of the codes and conventions concerns the typeface, font size and where the typeface is placed e.g. in the golden sector. Different fonts are used to create different moods.

*The magazine's name needs to be clear and bold.

*Famous actors are generally used as the focal point.

*The cover is often recognisable to the audience.

*Price and bar code are displayed.