Case study

Mixmag• Mixmag is a dance and clubbing magazine.• The publishing company is• The editors name is Nick Decosemo• The date of the first publication was 1st February 1983• It is frequently published monthly • The price is £4.20• Readers can get this magazine from local shops or by ordering it off the internet

Mixmag- CoverpageThe conventions of this cover page are;• Masthead – Mixmag / Deadmau5• Cover lines – giving information about what

contents will be in the magazine• Puffs – Showing special offers in the magazine • Colour system - pink and white which stands out• Medium sized photo – Of Deadmau5 to help

persuade readers to buy this magazine• Barcode • Layout – simple layout which is easy to

understand• Font – easy to read and it catches your eye

Mixmag – Content page

• Masthead – Contents and magazine name mixmag• Main contents listed in one column• Colour system is black and white which is easy to

read• Got main image which links to dance music• Date issued• Articles have the pages numbers they are on • Each article has a heading above it

Mixmag – Double page spread

• Large image that grabs the readers attention. The image is of who this article is about

• Kept the same colour system black white and pink

• Very small font• Capital letter to start the article off• The texts is laid out in four columns• It has a quote

Influence on my magazineI will use some features on my magazine that I have learnt from NMEmagazine for instance;

• I will use two images on my contents page• One main images on my double page spread • Give away free CD and poster in my magazine