Thursday, 16 March 2017

Codes and Conventions of Double Page Spreads

Codes and Conventions of Double Page Spreads
My rough cut contained some of the codes and conventions of double page spreads- but there were some I left out. As this project is a study of the codes and conventions within the music magazine industry, it is important that I showcase my understanding of them- and therefore need to include a lot of them.

These are some things that a conventional double page spread includes:

  • A large image, normally taking up one A4 (one side) page
  • An embossed quote (either on the picture or within the text)
  • Text- normally around 11 pt, and split into 3 columns
  • Photo and text credit
  • A continuing colour/font scheme
  • Direct address (either with 2nd person pronouns or a picture of the artist(s) looking directly into the camera
  • A drop capital
  • A by line under the title to explain who the artist(s) is/are
  • An introduction to the article/interview
  • Page numbers
  • Equal page sizes
  • Across an A3 page

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