AS PLANNING ; Codes and conventions

Before designing the cover page of my magazine i had to plan everything out to make my task easier and less time consuming
Codes are signs and systems which create meaning in a media text.
Whereas, conventions are the generally accepted ways of doing something
there are two major types of codes

1. SYMBOLIC CODES

• Dress Codes- The costume of the character plays very important role in a media text, it has to ba in contrast with the topic of the text
• Colour Codes- Each colour has a different impact on the how the media media consumers reads and percieve the media text, one has to indulge in critical thinking while planning about the colours of the magazine
• Non Verbal Codes- Such type of codes include the expressions, the poses used in the media text                

      2. TECHNICAL CODES

These involve the work around technology i.e camera angles,editing software etc