Our magazine

Before we produced our magazine article we wanted to take a look at some professional articles to see what the main codes and conventions were. We looked at Radio Times articles in particular as we envisaged our article appearing in that magazine.

Uses two headlines to give further detail about the article. They both use traditional but different fonts. Behind the is written in red font and makes it stand out over the main image.

The article uses a large main image. This attracts the reader and demonstrates the topic of the article

Consistent white, red and black colour scheme.

Captions give information about the images

A stand first is use to give an insight into the article. Again a traditional font is used.

Drop cap

Page numbers

A variety of images are used to give a further insight into the topic and in this case different areas of producing doctor who

At the bottom of the page is the radio times logo and also a date line.

Again the article uses a traditional font

Subheadings give an idea of what parts of the article are about. These are in red and again link to the colour scheme.

A stand first is use to give an insight into the article. Similarly to the previous article it uses a traditional font.

The article uses a large main image. This attracts the reader and demonstrates the topic of the article

By-line

Consistent colour scheme of gold, white and black.

A stand first is use to give an insight into the article. Again a traditional font is used.

Picture acts as a by-line showing who wrote the article

Captions give information about the images

Gives information on when and where the programme can be watched. Again at the bottom of the page is the radio times logo and also a date line and page number

page number

The use of a traditional font is continued in the article text.

What we can learn from the article?

The Radio Times is a very traditional magazine following most of the codes and conventions expected. In order to make our article fit in with the magazine we will therefore need to follow codes and conventions of magazine articles closely. In particular it is important to: Use traditional fonts throughout Provide page numbers, date of publication and show the Radio Times logo Use a large main image and various other images Have a large main heading A stand first Give information on our documentary in terms of the channel it can be viewed on and what date/time it will be broadcast Use a consistent colour scheme throughout the article Picture credits and captions