Wednesday, 21 October 2009

Codes and convention of a doube page spread

One page worth is normally a picture-used to break up the text

A paragraph before main artical in bold or slightly larger font

A drop cap-used so its easy for audience to know were to start reading

Columns-usually 3 or 4

Quotes from the artical

Simple colour scheme

Title biggest text on page

Extra info boxes

Picture usually on the left

Pictures often bleed from one page to another, and headlines or boder accross two pages

More than one image-smaller images used to break up text along with extra info boxes

A by-line -Who the artical is by-the journalist- positioned at end of artical or by the standfirst,photographer is also mentioned

Stand first-Intorduction either under the title, by headline, before start o artical, introduces it, works with hadline to tell the reader what it is about

Headline- Creatie and eye catching

Artists name is highlighted

Page number with title of magazine and issue date and sometimes website address

limited use of colour

Strapline-heading/tab

Creative photography

Informal style of writing

Personality and opinions of journalists comes through in artical