Genric conventions

There are generic conventions to magazines, a website and billboards and when researching these I realised there are some in which I will follow and some I will challenge in order to complete with the competition in order to appeal to my target audience.

Firstly is a website;

• easy to use and navigate for all users
• a grid system (separate sections of a website to present information in small, easy to access segments)
• background and front colour used to seperate different types of information
• images to illustrate as much as possible through a visual aspect
• centre of page used for main contents with navigation tools on the left or the right and links to more information
• contents has factual information
• based on a specific genre
• have a specific target audience in mind 

Secondly is a billboard;

• logo
• colourful and attractive 
• dominant title 
• clear and large images 
• direct address
• anchoring 
• good layout
• slogan
• subheadings 
• informative
• easy to read font 
• company logo

Thirdly is a magazine;

• many magazines use a slogan under the header of the front cover in order to explain the magazines contents or to make it stand out from the rivals
• the central image is photographed either close up or medium shot with a direct mode of address (in a music magazine it can be a group shot) 
• the feature article line is always bigger than the rest and dominates the page - the one that producers hope will sell the magazine
• the strapline usually goes at the top or bottom of the page  highlighting the stars in the magazine or other sections of the magazine 
• the masthead will usually go at the top of the page to create a brand image and make it recognizable to the audience
• coverlines are the main text on a front cover to advertise the articles within the magazines to entice the reader 
• a colour pallette will be shown and will be a defined use of colours to be recognisable
• dates and barcodes usually now come with a website address to entice audiences to the website
• pugs are used to catch the readers eye and are well placed. 
• credits are used under photos