Slide 2 : In what ways does my media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real life media products?

This is my media product using forms and conventions compared to other media magazines:

As you can see, the front cover of my magazine is filled with both similarities and differences when compared to another media product. These similarities are shown in the layout of my magazine.

1. Issue date: My magazine includes an issue date and so does the other media product. I included this issue date to make sure that any buyer would be well informed of the issue of my magazine. I also had the issue date in a red font so it stood out.
2. Heading: As you can see, both my magazine and the other media product has a bold heading. I chose to use a large bold white font so that it would stand out from all the other texts on the page. It is also the only large text in white making it very visible and obvious. This idea was inspired from other media products I researched. The text font style i used, is also quite unusual making it different from the black text normally used. I also hoped using this font style will attract my targeted audience. Further more, i used an easy name such as "DIVERSE" to make it easy to remeber. The connotation of my magazine name could mean that the magazine is filled with different types of information hence the name "DIVERSE".
3.Headlines: Both my magazine and the other media product include headlines. I included these headlines purposely to attract readers as well as inform them of the stories that were printed in the magazine. Colour wise, i used a grey background behind the white headlines to ensure that they also stood out from the rest of the texts on the page, therfore making them easier to spot on a shelf in a shop.
4. Barcode: Another similarity between my magazine and the compared magazine is that they both include a barcode. This is very essential as every product must include a barcode.
5. Main subject: This final comaprison wasnt listed on my slide. The main subject is the center image that i included in my magazine front cover. This background image consists of five teens. I purposely used teens in my picture to target my audience. I also made sure they were wearing fashionable and bright colours that might attract my targeted audience. The clothes they are wearing are purposely chosen by me to co-ordinate with the colours scheme of my magazine. This is an idea i got from another magazine. As you can see, the other magazine am comparing mine to also links its colour scheme to the clothes the people are wearing.
6. Freebies/attractions: Every modern magazine has its own method of attracting its target audience, and in the magazine industry, its very essential to attract as many audiences as possible. Knowing this, i decided to include freebies such as CD,s , Posters and tickets. I also included competitions to help get my audience involved. I purposly advertised these on the front page of my magazine to attract attention and get audeinces hooked. I also hoped this would help my magazine stand out from other magazines on a shelf.