Layouts

Before creating my magazine cover I decided to create some mock layouts. These layouts were based on the codes and conventions of existing magazines. By looking at existing magazines and their layouts it gives me good indication as to what the audience are attracted to. Also the layouts on the existing magazines i chose to look at were of the same genre magazine as the one that i am going to create. I used the codes and conventions that were displayed on the magazines of NME and Q.
On my first mock up of the front cover i chose to stick to the codes and conventions as one of my options but i felt that this wasn't the image that i wanted to create on my front cover and that i wanted to challenge in them some slight way perhaps.
By using the codes and conventions that are used on existing magazines it will make my magazine appear alot more realistic and appealing to my specific target audience. This is because of the way that things will be situated on the page will be easily recognised and stand out to the reader. Although it is important that the codes and conventions are followed it would also be good in someways to challenge what exisiting media do and change it in some slight way.