2.  To identify what codes and conventions are
 To apply this knowledge to magazine front covers

4.  ..are the things that are typical of a specific medium. So
some of the conventions of a magazine might be:
 A masthead (title)
 Sell-lines/Coverlines
 Strapline, tagline or slogan
 Price and Bar code
 Cover model or celebrity photo
 SO WHAT ABOUT CODES?

5.  One dictionary definition of the word code is
A system of symbols, letters, or words given certain meanings, used for
delivering messages requiring secrecy.
So a media text like a magazine has a message that it wants to
communicate to us (mainly, this is “buy this magazine”!) and there are
certain methods (or codes) by which it does this.
We might say that codes give a message or meaning to particular
conventions.

6. What sort of coded meanings (or
associations) can you get from the
following conventions of the
magazine:
-Title
-Strapline
-Cover models look
-Sell-lines
Discuss with your partner and write
them down! THEN try to think what
they tell you about the AUDIENCE for
this product.

7.  You are now going to create a basic layout for a
magazine front cover, using the conventions
mentioned earlier:
 Masthead
 Coverlines/Sell-lines
 Strapline
 Cover Image
 Barcode and Price

8.  Complete a detailed analysis of a film poster, DVD
cover, CD cover and Games cover
 Look at:
 Layout
 Design
 Language
 Present it as annotations