Music Magazine Research: Conventions

Looking at the rock magazines as a whole, a few conventions stick out which are repeated through most, if not all of them.

Typography

All of them use very bold, in your face fonts, which connote the idea of rock music. This seems to be a must in rock magazines, which is something I will consider and most likely include in my magazine.

Language


Like the typography, the language used is very 'in your face' using aggressive, swearing words, and being demanding. Again this is something i need to consider and possibly include in my magazine.

Colour

The colours red, black and white, were used very commonly in the magazines. These are usually associated with, and are used to represent rock music.

Mise-en-scene


The look and casting of the people in the images seemed very important for the cover. Men where shown with long, if not dark hair.  They were shown in the expected colours of black, red, and white, with few variations.