Codes and conventions of front covers

• Title in the top left hand corner
• Bright writing and pictures and out
• Most magazines have recognisable people on the page
• Bar code bottom right hand corner
• All have the price and issue date
• Sub stories on most
• Mast head overlayed with an image
• Tag line
• Colour theme
• Interviews
• Buzz words (plus, free, exclusive)
• Main image and coverline
• other images mainly photographs
• 2-3 fonts. Mast head in a different font
• Central image relates to genre
• Banner with summary