Codes and Conventions of a Contents page.

Today in our lesson we discussed as a group the codes and conventions of a music magazines contents page here is what we discovered...

• Font size 11 point.
• Contents top of page.
• Date is at the top of the page.
• The main image dominates the page.
• Can be a double page spread.
• Smaller images.
• In colums split either into one or two.
• Large font.
• Sub headings.
• Issue numbers.
• Page numbers - anchor the story to the image.
• Editors letter.
• Credits.
• Bold titles.
• Website.
• "Contents "have the biggest font.
• Titles of the credits are bolder.
• Mini article on some of the contents page.
• Font is always clear and consistant.
• Images are all different sizes.
• Sticks to the same colour scheme.
• Article must be about music.
• Descriptions on soem of the page.
• Coverlines in font 12 or 13.
• Plain backgrounds and two main colours.
• Main image has the page number.
• In popular articles the page number is bigger.
• Most of the information is either boxed or in a box shape.
• Short coverlines.
• Page numbers for each story.
• Contact details and Address.
• All layed out in colums.
• Headings-"Features, Regulars".
• Line breaking between each point.