Codes and conventions

In order to help me produce a music magazine and follow the conventions of it, i have researched popular music magazines and written some codes and conventions based on them

Name	Colour Scheme	Language	Masthead	Layout
“Q”- www.qthemusic.com	Red, black, white, very plain colour scheme.	Very modern mature language very centralised on music	Again, very simple plain colours with no catchy slogan	Modernised textboxes with black text on white background, not many pictures.
“NME”- www.NME.com	Red, black, white, grey. Lack of colour is made up with lots of pictures.	Clear language and statements that evoke curiosity in the reader. “Gorrilaz unveil new single”	Large red letters, which adds to the simplicity of the name “NME” with slogan first for music news. Which will make more readers buy the magazine.	Not a very clear layout, there’s lots of pictures which attract the readers eye. Lots of text which is sometimes a bit jumbled, and hard to follow.
“MOJO” – www.mojo4music.com	Black and white with the occasional glimpse of red and brown, however there is not much variation.	Mature language always centralised around music, many of the bands featured are old.	Plain and simple, capital letters of the word “MOJO” black on a white background, again reiterating the simplicity,	Information arranged in tables on one side and advertisements on the other. Simple colours to make the magazine more sophisticated.

Codes and conventions.

	Classical	Metal	R&B	Pop	legendary
Colour Scheme	Red, black, white, simple.	Black, silver, blue, cool colours	Gold, orange, red, silver	Pink, blue, yellow, green, primary colours	Red, black, white simple again

ü  Bold, eye catching mastheads

ü  Professional, iconic pictures

ü  Catchy sell lines appropriate for target audience

ü  Exclusive interviews

ü  Language that will attract the target audience

ü  Clear, well thought out layout

ü  Variety in font sizes and colour

ü  Some contain free gifts

ü  Additional information on tour dates etc