Main task: Front cover conventions diagram

The mast Head (Logo) is the magazine name which is usually displayed at the top of the page. This is the visual branding of the title and is often done in a specially designed typespace to be recognisable and unique. The title for this music magazine is "RockSound".

The dateline on this magazine is with the price of the magazine. It simply shows the date of release for the magazine. However, note that a monthly magazine hits the news-stands the month before the cover date. The main picture is of corey taylor (Lead singer for the band slipknot) and it is done in the classic way. The face is big and making direct eye contact with the camera lens.

This magazine has many cover lines around the main image. A major problem with many magazines is that the cover lines often run over the picture thus making them invisible. However this depends on what colour the text is. There is no serious problem with this magazine. The left third is very important for sales in shops for the magazine to sell, especially when it has dozens of competitors. The start of the masthead is very important here for the magazine to be recognisable.

Of course there is a barcode on every magazine used by retailers. The selling line is basically a short sharp description of the title's main marketing point. In this case it is "New music first!".
Every magazine will state the companies websight.