The document discusses codes and conventions for a double page spread in a music magazine. It usually features a large main image taking up one full page. There is at least half a page of text on the spread. The title is in a large font at the top. The headline stretches across both pages to intrigue readers about the article without explaining it. A stand-first introduction is also included to outline what the article is about.

1. Codes And Conventions Of A Double
Page Spread Of A Music Magazine
By Annie Johnson

2. In a double page spread of a music magazine, their
is one main image. It takes up at least one side of
the double page spread.
There is at least half a page of writing
on a double page spread.
Usually the title is a large font.

3. IMAGE
The one main image on the double page
Sometimes the image of the spread takes up one whole page at least.
band/artist bleeds onto the Sometimes both pages has text on top.
second page.
The image of the band/artist reflects
their attitude /genre of the artist.
The striking image helps grab the
audience’s attention.

4. HEADLINE
The headline often bleeds across the double
page spread. The stand-first is always
Puns and song titles are used to intrigue the separate from the article. Its
audience, but they do not explain the article. the introduction to the article.
The stand-first works with the
article and image to tell the
audience what the article is
about.

5. The headline is the biggest text Sometimes the first two words of the
on the double page spread. article are in colour or are bold, and
The stand-first text is the sometimes this is repeated throughout
second largest text on the the article to break up the layout so it is
double page spread. more appealing to read

6. Occasionally there are quotes from the article on
the photograph, this gives a little in-site to the
read about what the article may include.
The by-line is always the journalists name and the
credit for the photographs.