In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

The house style I created for my magazine was that of the use of fire throughout in order to fit the magazine name of 'Hellfire'. This also meant I used the colours of red, black and white consistently, not just because of the theme but because they are the most common colours associated with the metal genre. I also made sure that the page number on the contents page matched that on the double page spread while also using the same artists on the front cover, contents and double page spread. Along with the consistent use of the same font for all aspects of the magazine

I believe the layout of the magazine matches conventions rather than challenging them as it features common trends seen in most metal magazines, like Metal Hammer for example. They use the same similar colour scheme and layout for their front cover and contents pages. The style of the artists also match the conventions as it fits with the stereotypes. It doesn't really challenge any conventions but instead sticks to them as the metal genre is defined by these conventions so challenging them has a risk of not working out in the end.