Double Page Spread (Main Conventions)

Double Page Spread Conventions

 

v  The Colour Scheme for a double page spread can go both ways, it can either follow the colours that are used on the front cover, or the colours can change completely if they are reflecting the content that is being talked about.

 

v  Direct Address is used for the Main Image, as the photographer tries to engage the audience of the magazine. This makes the main image better on the double page spread, as when the audience reads the main body text, the image easily relates.

 

v  On the main image, by-lines are usually found, these are what tell us who has written the article and who had taken the photo. They can also tell us other things like where the photo was taken, the date of the photo, or even the name of the person in the picture on the double page.

 

v  A drop capital is important for introducing the start of the article for the double page. The very first paragraph uses a massive drop capital, as the introducing letter.

 

v  Pull quotes can be found all over the double page spread either on the main image or found within the main body text. These pull quotes are normally quotes found in the article itself that represent a part of the story of the artist or band and they are normally bigger in font and bolder.

 

v  A stand first is the introduction to the article itself. You will always find it on a double page spread as it is the introduction before the Main body text. It normally says something about the artist/band or relates to the main body text before the audience read it.

 

v  A double page spread always contains columns. The columns are mainly separated into 3 or 4, depending on the contents of the double page spread. The columns are there to separate the main body text so it is not all clumped together; it also gives each paragraph or new sentence a bit of space from the last. Making the article easier to read.

 

v  A double page spread needs to consist of a contrast between the colour of the text and the background.

 

v  In a double page spread article, the language of the main body text is always relaxed. This makes the audience feel relaxed while reading the article, as it is simple but yet still explains what is happening in the double page spread.