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

Throughout my coursework i have referred back to real media products such as VIBE magazine, Rolling stone, SPIN and WILDFOX. However i think the most influential magazine for me was VIBE, this is because it is a popular music magazine aimed at a young audience which concentrates on new music, this is what i wanted to portray in my work. VIBES striking front covers have inspired me on how i have positioned my images and texts. However i wanted to develop my magazines text layout even more so started looking at different front covers which is when i came across SPIN magazine. This magazine gave me the idea of placing my text both horizontally and vertically on the page.