Magazine Genres

Think of a subject, a topic and there's a magazine for it.  Make a list of all the different genres of magazines that you know of.  To help get you started, here's a presentation that covers a few of the more obvious ones.

Task 4 magazine genres from chloeking1


Once you have decided upon the type [genre] of magazine you are going to create, you will need to do an analysis of a range of magazine pages as part of your research.  You will need to learn the names of the key features and create a range of annotated pages that demonstrate this.  here are some examples.

 

Media magazine cover, contents, double page spread analysis- complete, adding extra finished from Heather Hutchinson

 

Magazine conventions and_terminology from Vicky Casson

Looking at website codes and conventions.

Just like any published media text, websites have their own, often generic codes and conventions. here's a very useful document by John DF a film and media studies teacher, found on slideshare that explains in detail the various elements that you need to consider when constructing your website.

Website Codes and Conventions from John DF