CODES AND CONVENTION OF A DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD

Headline: It is the largest text on the page, which is also short and snappy.

Stand first: Stand alone which then outlines the article. If you put an artist in a stand first, their name is in a different colour than the rest of writing.

By-line: This gives credit for the images and the article.

Page number: is usually at the bottom left/right hand corner of the page. Also at the bottom there is sometimes the website link but the name of the magazine is enforced as brand identity.

Drop capital: It is at the start of the article that is usually 3 or 4 lines deep in the article. Which can also be in a different colour to stand out and grasp the audiences attention.

New paragraphs are either indented by a few spaces or a couple of words in different colour.

The structure of a double page spread is in 3 columns.

Font size: no bigger than 11pt.

Image: This image of the band fills up one full page containing a medium shot of the band.

Colour scheme: The colour scheme contains 3 or 4 colours that link to the front cover of the magazine. It can also be linked to the content page or the genre of the magazine.Also it can be linked to the image perhaps obtaining a boarder to frame it.

Drop quote: Double page spreads usually contain an enlarged quote to break up the text and to gain the audiences attention.

Usually the most interesting thing said is quoted, if it is a single artist no name would be given but if it is a group/band it will provide the name of the person that had said something.