3 Music Magazine Front Covers

 NME and Q both have their masthead in the left third, this is a convention because this is the third that you see when they are stacked on shelves in stores. 
Also the main image overlaps the masthead on all three magazines, this is another convention as it allows the main image and the masthead to be seen as connected so the audience can relate the two together. Another convention of these three rock music magazines is the colour scheme. The colour from the masthead matches either the anchorage text or the cover lines, which helps create a house style and help link all of the magazine together. The bar code is usually in the bottom left or right corner, and the price is either next to the bar code or under the masthead so when the audience see's the masthead they do no have to look for ages to find the price they can see it straight away. The main cover line on all three magazines is the biggest one and it is directly under the main image so the audience can relate these two together and can establish what story is the                        main story and decide if the main story is something they would be interested in reading.