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Codes and Conventions of a
Magazine Double Page Spread.
         By Coral Ord
There is              Image takes up              Sometimes it
                       only one              the whole two               bleeds onto
                       main image            pages with the              the next
  Reflects the                               text on top.
  genre/                                                                 page like this
  attitude for                                                           one.
  artist striking
  image / Grabs
                                                                         Stand First is
  attention.
                                                                         separate to the
                                                                         article. It works
  Headline                                                               with the
  often bleeds                                                           headline and
  across two                                                             image to tell the
  pages .                                                                audience what
                                                                         the article is
Headline is the                                                          about.
biggest text.



                                          Puns, song titles are often used designed to
      Stand First is the second largest
                                          intrigue the audience they don't explain the
      text (14pt)
                                          article.
Page number and the title of the magazine at
   Strap at the
                     the bottom corner in small font size (8/9pt)
   top indicating                                                    Sometimes first two
                     but not usually on the front page picture,
   what the                                                          words in bold/colour.
                     number is always in the corner.
   feature is.

                                                                     Sometimes the
                                                                     issue date.
Text size is no
bigger than 11pt
                                                                    Sometimes repeated
                                                                    throughout the
Byline has the                                                      article to ‘break it
journalists name                                                    up’
and credits for
photographs,
usually small text                                                   Panels/small
size.                                                                images/ quotes are
                                                                     used in the text to
 Sometimes                                                           break up the layout
 quotes on the                                                       so it is more
                        Drop Capital- Tells the audience where to    appealing to read.
 photograph.            start reading.
Style of writing



Journalists
                                    Their opinion
personality
                                    is used
can come
through the
article.


                                    Language
                                    and the
“I” is used as                      register are
first person                        appropriate
                                    for the genre
                                    and target
                                    audience.

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Codes and conventions of a magazine double page

  • 1. Codes and Conventions of a Magazine Double Page Spread. By Coral Ord
  • 2. There is Image takes up Sometimes it only one the whole two bleeds onto main image pages with the the next Reflects the text on top. genre/ page like this attitude for one. artist striking image / Grabs Stand First is attention. separate to the article. It works Headline with the often bleeds headline and across two image to tell the pages . audience what the article is Headline is the about. biggest text. Puns, song titles are often used designed to Stand First is the second largest intrigue the audience they don't explain the text (14pt) article.
  • 3. Page number and the title of the magazine at Strap at the the bottom corner in small font size (8/9pt) top indicating Sometimes first two but not usually on the front page picture, what the words in bold/colour. number is always in the corner. feature is. Sometimes the issue date. Text size is no bigger than 11pt Sometimes repeated throughout the Byline has the article to ‘break it journalists name up’ and credits for photographs, usually small text Panels/small size. images/ quotes are used in the text to Sometimes break up the layout quotes on the so it is more Drop Capital- Tells the audience where to appealing to read. photograph. start reading.
  • 4. Style of writing Journalists Their opinion personality is used can come through the article. Language and the “I” is used as register are first person appropriate for the genre and target audience.