Sub-genre codes and conventions

The Rolling Stone cover I have used, has a consistent look through the cover. Instantly the first thing you can see is the main image. The main image shows a younger woman, exposed with very little clothing. This sexualises the female in the image, which will appeal to Rolling Stone's predominate male audience. The main image has a black and white effect on it, this fits into the colour scheme, as well as the layout of the magazine. The layout of the magazine is clean and neat, which is what gives it a much more professional look. Everything is easily laid out and can clearly been seen, the magazine sticks with the same colour scheme throughout also, the reds, blacks, whites and greys. This not only links in with Rolling Stone's traditional colours that are notoriously known, but it all goes well and fits with the magazine. The woman in main image has been brought forward which overlaps the masthead, this represents how big the magazine company is, and shows the audience will still recognise the magazine even if its been covered. The coverlines use masculine fonts, as they have much darker colours as well as being bold and in capital letters. At the bottom left on the corner there is italics which represents speed, and the writing is fast. However it also shows the other content available inside the issue. On the bottom right corner there is a barcode, with the price, date, and issue number. This front cover supports Mulvey's theory of women are "erotic objects" for the desire of the spectator, the image sexualises the woman, as she is wearing hardly any clothing, she is also in a sexualised pose.


The contents page I have used, is NME magazine. NME is a magazine that provides all the latest music news, it specialises in rock, and indie, which is what my sub-genre is. The contents page immediately is recognisable, as it has the masthead in the top left corner, showing the logo off. The colour scheme is related to NME as it goes with the logo as well as the colour scheme all over, which is red, white, and black. This also appeals to the male audience, which is NME's target audience. The main image shows a well known rock band, and gives insight into what they have been up to, this is also something that will appeal to NME's target audience as they want to know the newest, and hottest content. The font is also big, bold and sticking with same colour scheme this is masculine, appealing to the target audience, which is predominately male. The offer at the bottom of the page is appealing for more people to read NME as they save money.

The double page spread, is different from NME's typical colour scheme, instead its using orange instead of red. However it the logo is seen at the bottom, representing the magazine. Another thing is the font is the same all the way throughout the magazine, which gives the audience as sense of familiarity. The main image shows a male with drinks, when looking at NME's target audience, their main audience is young males, who like to go out and have a lot of disposable income. The main image reflects that, therefore will make the audience want to read the article, and attracts them to the magazine. The magazine also has a neat, professional look to it, this will also attract the audience, as it makes the magazine look a high standard.