This document analyzes the codes and conventions used in a double page spread from the Radio Times magazine. It identifies several common design elements, including a two-color color scheme, black font for body text and captions, bold text for headlines and numbers. Images are used to depict the documentary's subjects and promote the featured show. Pull quotes and a standfirst provide additional context. The analysis aims to understand magazine layout conventions for creating an authentic double page spread.

1. Radio Times - Kirtan

3. This double page spread
follows the rule of thirds which
is a convention. Usually there
tends to be a two colour
scheme, and this follows this a
bit. Some of the captions are
written in red. Most of the
colour of the font is black and
this could link to target
audience. The article itself is
written in size 12 font, which is
typically a convention.

4. This tells us when the documentary will be
broadcast, written in small black font. This
could possibly be layed out like this to focus
the attention on the article.
Masthead/Header – written in bold, big font to stand out from
the rest of the page and to show what the article is about, not just
necessarily about the documentary. Its all usually written in bold,
but there’s both thin and bold.
This is the
Standfirst.
This gives
the
background
context to
the article
and
establishes
what the
article is
about. This is a byline – this is image credit and tells
the audience who the people in the pictures
are – Caption tells us who’s in the images
Possible Dropcaps - these number the tips
for the reader. The font in bold could
possibly counted as small captions

5. Main article image – both the people in the image are
directing their attention to the audience. This is direct
address. They also have food which is a prop. This is
related to the article. - Convention
There’s another article image – someone who
is from the show or related to the show. This
is a secondary image
Because this a tv listings magazine,
they state the date of the week at
the bottom of the page
Page numbers are
conventions of magazines in
general.
Pull quote
– This is
usually a
convention
within
music
magazines,
this usually
attracts the
viewer into
watching
the show.

6. I did this to help us understand codes and
conventions of double page spreads within tv listings
magazines such as the Radio times. Therefore we can
make a post of us understanding the codes and
conventions of double page spreads. I also did this to
help us understand what we are going to include in
our own double page spread, commence a draft and
actually create it.