1st Draft Front Cover

       I have used the generic conventions for the cover of my magazine because that way customers know where to look for each convention, such as the masthead, which is in the top central area which is where people generally look for the masthead. I used an old gothic style font to create the idea that rock may be slightly more old fashioned in the sense that many people see rock as 'rock and roll' which is generally more 70's and 80's than now, but also to state that rock may be slightly old but it's still around and will be around for a long while.

       I simply searched in google band sketch to find the picture that I copied just to get a slight idea of where my main image will be and to show how the magazine will look when it is complete and has all of the conventions involved. 

       I used a plug to advertise a competition to entice customers further to purchase the magazine. This is another particular convention of a magazine that people may look for when planning to purchase a magazine.