Q Magazine annotations of codes and conventions

I annotated a magazine in my genre, Q. These annotations of the codes and conventions used to attract the target audience, will help me to understand the codes and conventions that I need to include in my magazine in order to attract readers attention. An example of this is the masthead of Q, a white Q in a bright red box making it stand out on the magazine shelf. This is something I could use in my magazine, to ensure the title is bright and stands out on the shelf to make people interested in looking and ultimately buying my magazine.

Annotating this issue of Q magazine has also helped me in understanding some of the features that Q include, giving me ideas as to where there is a gap in the market and what I can do to fill those gaps. An example of this is if there is a sub genre among the R&B genre that does not yet have a magazine, that I could focus on in my R&B magazine.