Codes and conventions for a Poster

Codes in operation in TV posters
 Photography
 Language – register (high or low)
 Layout
 Typography (fonts – important in terms of mode of address (formal/informal)

Conventions- (application of codes)
 Imagery – simple and condenses key theme, could be symbolic
 Image needs to be engaging and emotionally involving
 Sentence- simple (include factual figures/questions/statements)
 Typography- upper case(links idea with current affairs)
 Fonts - elaborate in design (clearly contrasting with background to aide readability)
 Broadcaster Logo/links to website
 Layout – headline, framing, anchoring image
 Good quote from interviewee( facts that engage audience)

I took the codes and convention of a poster into account when designing my poster