Conventions of music magazine

Almost all music magazines I have looked at and analysed I have noticed have had the title situated at the top of the page I assume this is due to when it is in a magazine stand it might not be the front magazine so and reader looking for it will look for the title as this is the one thing that doesn't change over the whole magazine. There is usually more than one text colour used and they are usually colours that contrast such as white and black or red and yellow this gives a good effect and is a convention I will abide by.

other devices used include:

• masthead 
• sub-headings 
• cover stories 
• pictures 
• captions 
• page references 
• quotes from articles 
• big images covering almost all the space on a page 

All of these effects and themes I will use in my magazine so that it fits in with the conventions of today's media and looks as professional as possible.