The document compares the contents page and double-page spread of a generic magazine to the student's own magazine piece. For the contents page, the generic magazine uses an unconventional small title that does not align with the contents list, while the student's page has a bold, large title aligned with the list. Both place information conventionally, though the generic magazine separates the issue number. The double-page spread convention is a large dominant image on one page, while the student uses a smaller half-page image and places the heading above. Both include a quote to draw readers in, though the student uses a smaller font size and colors that do not stand out as much.

2. Generic Magazine Contents VS My Final Piece
The title of the page is done in a small formal serif styled font, this is not seen in a lot of magazines as most magazines will go for a large bold font for titles.
The title is also unconventional as it does not line up with the actual contents list and also leaves a lot of blank space around the title in the skyline.
My own contents page does this differently because it does not have a skyline and relies more on a bold and large font to make it stand out more. My title also
has a sophisticated looking font. Both titles are placed a conventional placement as they both sit at the top of the page though my one is a bit more traditional
in that it is in line with the features list. The information on the contents pages are both placed in conventional places
though ‘Q’ magazine has placed their issue number separate from the page
number and logo and has it at the top of the page whereas the rest of the
information goes in the bottom corner. My magazine has done the same as this
information will be on every page so it has no need to draw out attention.
Therefore it is placed out of the way.The features list is conventional as it has a clear
listing of the artists featured within the issue
number, their page number next to them, and a
short description underneath. The features list
also has dividers used to make the list seem
more interested and to also separate the blocks
of information so the reader does not get
confused. The title of the list is highlighted in a
block so it stands out from the rest of the
information and underneath the title is a small
image related to the featured article. This is a
traditional contents layout for a contents page.
My contents page was inspired heavily by this Q
contents page so a lot of the conventions are
similar such as the dividers used to separate
subheading from a description and then used to
separate each page. The use of a box to
highlight the heading was also inspired from the
Q contents page as well as the small image
included at the top of the list.

3. Generic Magazine Double Paged Spread VS My Final Piece
The generic conventions of a double paged
spread would usually be the use of a very large
image that takes up the majority of one page.
Here, ‘NME’ magazine uses a black and white
image of David Bowie with a stressed
appearance. The prop used is a table and the
pose has him with his head in his hands in a
frustrated posture. This image completely takes
up one side of the double paged spread which is
a traditional convention of magazines.
My own image is in colour and does not take so
much of the page. Rather than completely
dominating the page, mine sits underneath the
heading and quote and takes up half the page. I
have also cut the model out of the background
which is not a convention usually used in
magazines. The prop Billie Wells uses is a guitar
and rather than staring at the camera like the
NME magazine, she’s looking away with a
moody expression on her face which represents
the hardship talked about in the article.
Another generic convention of a double paged
spread is the inclusion of a quote that gives the
reader an idea of what the article is going to be
about. This is intended to draw a reader in and
get them interested in the article. The NME
magazine includes their quote at the top of the
article. The font style is bold and black with a lot
of space around it to draw attention to it. Rather
than using a heading, the page instead uses the
quote to catch the reader’s attention.
My own magazine differs to these traditional
conventions as instead I have used a formal serif
font with a small size and a colour that doesn’t
stand out so much. The speech markers are
larger than the actual text as I needed
something to frame the text a little more and
also draw attention to it. But the item used to
grab the reader’s attention here is my artist
name and the article title. The dramatic words
‘rising from the shallow end’ draw the reader in
as it hints to a dark story about rising to the top.