The colour black is often connoted with evil or The font for contents is grungy with parts missing

missing as a spray
danger which is the opposite to what we want our paint look. This uses the conventios of a festival theme as it is
magazine readers to think. Instead, it challenges usually dirty and messy which is displayed here. However, it could
the conventions of the colour as we want people to be challenging the conventions because we expect a magazine to
be aware of it and be drawn to it by the bold colour be sleek and professional looking which this font doesnt display.
to read the magazine.
The band member
The colour red is pictured is wearing
usually associated casual clothes in-
with danger to cluding a thick coat.
warn you as it is this develops the
so bright. Again festival theme as it
as with the black shows her quite cold
the purpose is which is usually the
to warn you and case. However, the
inform you of the casual clothes high-
important infor- lights my teenage
mation within the target audience and
magazine. therefore uses the
conventions.
The gradient in
the background
of the pictures is
bright and makes
the photo
look sunny as do the marks over the Using a brick wall as a background I feel I am developing a pop magazine culture
front of the main object. This chal- suggests that it is quite a casual due to the casual nature of the background
lenges the conventions of a summer magazine and then reinforces that it with a more grungy style whilst still being
estival as we usually think of them is a pop/festival themed magazine. sleek and professional looking, developing and
tobe dark and rainy. challenging the typical conventions.

Contents Page and Double Page Spread

The black and white main headshot image is sleek
and professional looking. I feel this challenges the
conventions of a pop magazine as it would seem
that it looks more of something out of a classical
music magazine which is high culture.
The white background with the black text is again
plain yet feels serious and could appeal more to
those who love music. They may want to have
something more serious and really connect with
their passion and so I feel like I am challenging
the usual light heartedness of pop.

The main The black and

head shot white colours
is a plain contrast against
ans serious eachother like
photo. He the conventions
has casual do for the rest of
clothing my magazine. this
which uses makes it unique
the conven- but gives it a pro-
tions of a fessional feel and
pop mag- makes it exciting.
azine and It challenges the
pop culture. conventions of
the grungy text
that has been
used throughout
snf at the top of
the page as the
Molly Cook title.