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1. Music Magazine Codes
&
Conventions
For A Double Page Spread

2. Headline The headline is usually bold and large to interest the target
audience.

3. Quote Quotes are used to personalise the magazine as this
quote will be taken from the artist who the article is
about.

4. Limited Colour
Scheme
Every magazine has a certain colour
scheme that will usually consist of a small
amount of colours (3-5). This is done so
the magazine looks neat and presentable.

5. Banners
Banners are used to make certain text stand out on the
page.

6. Background
The background of the double page
spread is usually plain so that no
attention is drawn away from the images
and text used.

7. Images
Images are used to describe to the audience what
the article is about and to show them different
areas of the article through images.

8. Main Image
The main image used will be the band/artist
that the article is about.

9. Columns Columns are used to section off the
information provided, this is to make the
double page spread easy to read and neat.

10. Drop Cap A drop cap is used at the start of a double page spread
article, this is a bold and large letter that is the first
letter of the first word of the article.

11. Pull Quote
A pull quote is a quote from an interview that
is usually pulled onto the image to stand out
from the other text.

12. Biline This is the journalist that wrote the article.

13. Stand First
This is an introduction to the article.

14. Lighting On Image This is the lighting that is used
on the artist to link to the
article.

15. Limited Fonts Limited fonts are used to make everything neat
and easy to read.

16. Captions
Captions are bold headings that are used to draw
attention to the page.

17. Action Shot An action shot is an image of a
band member whilst they are
performing.