Evaluation- slide 3 in what ways does my media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products.

Here is how my media product uses or develops and challenges forms and conventions of real media products:

No.1 logo- on the front cover of my magazine and all throughout you will see a logo of a toxic waste sign. This is something that mixmag doesn't have, there isn't a logo they use for their magazine. I believe using a logo is a good way to attract an audience as it's something easy to remember and can be associated with my magazine. For example everyone knows the nike logo is a swoosh.

No.2 competition- The professional product doesn't have any competitions featured on the front page. I though that by putting this on the front it would attract readers to pick up the magazine from the shelf. In some issues Mixmag does contain competitions, it is obviously something a lot of magazines use to attract readers so here i am using a convention of real media products.

No.3 main picture- The main picture on the front of my magazine is a group of young females, this isn't too disimilar to the main cover of mixmag. Although instead of using an artist in the picture i've used a group of dancers, this isn't something you would usually see on the front cover. i used the group of girls because it is true "sex sells" a group of attractive girls does help shift the magazines from the shelf.

No.4 music varieties- At the bottom of the front cover you will see different genres of dance music, this is something that some magazines do use but is not something mixmag the UK's top selling dance music magazine uses. I though putting this there would challenge the norm of a dance music magazine. It tells the reader what they're going to be getting in the magazine.