I have found a few magazines with a range of different designs for a specific issue that they have sold to their audiences. Each magazine has a USP in which aids them to appeal to said audience but not all of them have used certain conventions as a tool of attraction.
Little White Lies is an unconventional magazine as it only has a main image, a masthead, a skyline and a barcode on the front. All these conventions are set on the page in an area which we as typical magazine reader would not expect for them to be. This is probably because the makers of the magazine are trying to stray away from what is expected, and trying to challenge conventions of a magazine. Entertainment Magazine has also challenged conventions slightly. Like Little White Lies it has moved certain things around to an unconventional place.
The other two magazines however play it safe and stick to the expected conventions of a magazine. They all include a masthead, coverlines, a skyline, a main image. etc. The creators of these magazines may feel that sticking to conventions is a better idea as magazine readers will notice them for what they are and confusion won't be a problem. Also, they can still use the conventions of a magazine and present in a way that makes them stand out and appeal to their target audience successfully.
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