An example of a Indie Music Magazine is NME. The typical conventions are that the image is usually placed on the right while the mast-head is placed on the left. You can also clearly tell that the image is blending over to the other side, so its starting to cover the mast head, so it shows that the main image is the main selling point of the magazine. Another convention of the image (and one that you always expect to have) a famous singer/Artist on the front. For example: Lily Allen.
Another convention of this Indie Magazine (NME) is that most of the (main and sub) headings use the colour white, and the mast-head is usually red. I say that the mast-head is red because it dominates the front cover of the magazine, striking out to the audience the name of the company.
The Plugs and Puffs are usally place around the sides of the magazine, and usually coloured in with bright colours (E.G Yellow, Red or White). This engages the readers attention because the colours will make them notice that there is more articles inside which are interesting. A clever promotion tatic, because they are urging the reader to buy it.
On both magazines the price is wrote in small font, showing that the publisher doesn't want the reader to focus on the price until they have look at the front cover, again very clever in promoting the magazine.
I would say also that another code/convention of these pratically Indie magazines is that they keep to basic colour scheme of 4 (Black, white, yellow and red). This shows that there not planning in going over the top on their magazine cover, keeping it basic, but using colours which are striking and dominating.
The Plugs and Puffs are usally place around the sides of the magazine, and usually coloured in with bright colours (E.G Yellow, Red or White). This engages the readers attention because the colours will make them notice that there is more articles inside which are interesting. A clever promotion tatic, because they are urging the reader to buy it.
On both magazines the price is wrote in small font, showing that the publisher doesn't want the reader to focus on the price until they have look at the front cover, again very clever in promoting the magazine.
I would say also that another code/convention of these pratically Indie magazines is that they keep to basic colour scheme of 4 (Black, white, yellow and red). This shows that there not planning in going over the top on their magazine cover, keeping it basic, but using colours which are striking and dominating.
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