Magazine Conventions

Masthead - The masthead is the branding of the magazine. It should be at the top, an in every issue should stay the same to stop variation for readers and so they know what to look for.

Images - in the case of this magazine, jay - z (musician). is the main model on the cover, using the classic face on approach. he is not creating eye contact, because he's wearing sunglasses.

Main Coverlines -  needs to be very large, taking up at least a quarter of the cover. In this case 'King Of America' to show the importance of jay - z as the main model on the magazine. the main cover line is in a different colour to all the other cover lines, to show that it should be the most important one, and read more.

Date Line - month and year of publication, a monthly magazine often goes on the news stand a month before the date showed.

left third - a left third is the place on a magazine that is crucial for magazine sales when the magazine is not shown fully.