This is a presentation of three examples for the codes and conventions of a double page spread of a music magazine.

1. Double Page Spread Codes
and Conventions

2. Heading - The double page itself
comes from the second page of an
article, meaning that the heading is
significantly smaller than it would
be on the first page of the article.
The miniature heading on the top
right reads “Interview: Passenger”
with the topic in bold as a sort of
chapter heading for the magazine,
whilst the interviewee: Passenger
is normal to show they are both
the title, yet passenger is the sub
category.
Main Text – for this page of the article, its
clear that the main focus of this page is
the actual image, with the text as the
support. The other four pages of the
article are split equally, with two made up
of text and the other two are images. This
text is shown quite compact and pushed
out to show the image as the most
important part. As the second of three
double page spreads on the article, it can
be justified that the image of the artist
was seen as a strong focal point which
would fit better here, where there is no
need for a heading or writers credits.
Quotation – The quotation for this double page is clearly shown in bold and italics. It’s notable
that the whit background contrasts the black text as a minimalist way of making the texts
stand out. The quote itself is rather large compared to the rest of the text so it is quite
significant on the page. The size of the text works along with the spread of the image and
helps fill the space not being used by the focus of Passenger.
Central Image – The main image takes up a
large majority of the page to show the focus
on the artist himself. The main article this
image accompanies is about Passenger and
one of the topics they touch upon in the
interview is how he has had famous singles,
but still goes unrecognised a majority of the
time. This could justify the reasons for large
images as a way of not just promoting the
album, but the artists appearance.