Looking at all the magazines I have annotated, I collated all the conventions found on each, this is the list I have gathered:
- Masthead, biggest font on the page ( top 1/3 or 3/4 of cover )
- Cover lines
- Main Cover line, linked to image
- Image of star / character
- Barcode
- Date
- Price
- Issue number
- Banners
- Free gifts / posters
- Web address
- Slogan
- Other images
From all the covers I have looked out, the same conventions are found, although the cover may look different. For example 'Empire' has an A - List star in character dominating the page, whereas on 'Filmmaker' the central image is of a director who dominates. In mainstream magazines the cover is normally glossy, clustered and eye-catching and the font stands out. Whereas the less mainstream magazines are less busy - more basic. Most of the same conventions are found on each cover, but the differences are found on the images, cover lines, banners and font. This is party due to audience and genre.
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