Generic Conventions

• The masthead is to the top left of the page, I will do this on my magazine because when the magazine is on the shelf readers will recognize it and be more likely to buy it. As the masthead is the most recognizable thing about a magazine front cover I will want it to be seen on the shelf.
• The essential information is very small on the page, it doesn't take up too much room. I will put the barcode in the bottom right hand corner of my contents page as it isn't too important to the cover, I will also put the date and the price in a small font under the masthead because, like the barcode, they aren't too important to the cover.
• This issue of NME hasn't  used boxes behind the sell lines etc. but they have done in the past. I will be using boxes on my front cover as it will make it easier to read my sell lines. 
• on this front cover they have a main image of the Arctic Monkeys, as they are a band they have a group shot as the main image, not just the front man. For my magazine i will be using a solo image.

• This contents page has made the contents section of the page quite small and made the images more of the feature on the page, whereas I will be making my contents bigger, but I will be using a similar style to this.
• This magazine has used a 'band index' but for my magazine I will be using the UK top ten at that time. 
• I will be using more than one image on my contents page instead of one as I think it makes the page look too plain.

• This double page spread has used a red letter behind the text, I will be doing this on my double page spread but I will change the opacity so it isn't as bold and so you can read the article better.
• This double page spread has used an image in black and white to fill the left side of the double page spread. the black and white of the image contrasts against the red used on the right side of the page. I will try to do something similar in my magazines double page spread as I like the look that it has and I think that it will fit with they style of my magazine.
• This double page spread has used drop caps within the article, I will do the same on my magazine as it is quite a generic convention.