CCR Question #1 Draft

One way in which I reflected the conventions of a travel magazine in my own project is with the simplistic cover. Travel magazines tend to list a few places on the cover as an attention grabber that they will go into detail on in the magazine contents. Another conventional thing I incorporated on my magazine cover is the season and year of the magazine issue. On my magazine this is found in the top right corner. In addition to the conventional cover, my article pages have conventional aspects as well. At the bottom of the pages the articles are on I included the username of the Instagram of the magazine. This is a subtle way to advertise the social media and typically found in magazines. There are definitely social groups being represented in the magazine. Typically, you can recognize what social group a magazine is aiming towards by the photos or topics of the articles. The cover photo on my magazine is of the downtown Sarasota area. This indicates the magazine is aimed towards a wealthier social group. Also, the photo displayed in the table of contents is of the Gator Club located downtown. This shows the contents in the magazine will not be aimed towards anyone under the age of 21. This is also because the contents found in a travel magazine usually will not pertain to anyone who is a minor. Travel magazine are for adults, families, and elders who enjoy travel.

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