Pop:
The genre of pop music is so called due to its popularity. Conventions of the genre used on magazines consist of lots of texts, bright colours and numerous images. Personally I dislike these features as I find them a little brash and tasteless. Large fonts with bright colours make the cover appear cheap. I will not be conveying to conventions of the pop genre in my own media product.
Rock:
Similarly to the pop magazine, this magazine from the 'rock' genre (Kerrang) is very busy and bold. Lots of large bold text makes the page cluttered and messy, equally as similarly to the pop genre. The images of the band used are very direct and just as stand out as the images. Discretion levels are low and the whole style of the magazine is messy.
Indie:
Both the pop and the rock genre are quite narrow. Almost all of the magazines that fall under this category consist of the same conventions. In comparison to this, the 'Indie' genre is much broader. Different sub-categories of this genre have different conventions and styles. Many 'Indie' magazines follow conventions similar to the 'Kerrang' magazines, including the NME and Q.
Whereas certain indie magazines follow conventions that are messy, cluttered and bold, another market of indie magazines follow a much more minimalist style. Magazines such as Loud and Quiet fall into a more niche category. They use interesting images and simple text on the cover that are aesthetically pleasing and appear a lot crisper. I much prefer this style to that of a messy one. I will look for inspiration from this genre when creating my own media product.
Rock:
Similarly to the pop magazine, this magazine from the 'rock' genre (Kerrang) is very busy and bold. Lots of large bold text makes the page cluttered and messy, equally as similarly to the pop genre. The images of the band used are very direct and just as stand out as the images. Discretion levels are low and the whole style of the magazine is messy.
Indie:
Both the pop and the rock genre are quite narrow. Almost all of the magazines that fall under this category consist of the same conventions. In comparison to this, the 'Indie' genre is much broader. Different sub-categories of this genre have different conventions and styles. Many 'Indie' magazines follow conventions similar to the 'Kerrang' magazines, including the NME and Q.
Whereas certain indie magazines follow conventions that are messy, cluttered and bold, another market of indie magazines follow a much more minimalist style. Magazines such as Loud and Quiet fall into a more niche category. They use interesting images and simple text on the cover that are aesthetically pleasing and appear a lot crisper. I much prefer this style to that of a messy one. I will look for inspiration from this genre when creating my own media product.
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