MagazineCodes and Conventions

Double Page Spreads

Terms you will need to know:

• Code• Convention• Masthead• Stand first• By line• Columns• Negative space

• Pull out quote• Grey box• Caption• Anchor• Gutter• Headline• Intertextual reference

Image – of the star – that the article is about.

CaptionA small box of text which

anchors the image.

Pull out quoteA quote from the article that breaks up the text and leads the reader through the article.

Page number

ColumnsNeat columns for the text – small font, house style font that the brand will repeatedly use throughout the magazine.

Stand first Leading you into the article, information to what it’s all about.

Correlates with contents

Dropped cap - indicates start of the article

By-linename of journalist and photographer

Headline- Title of the article. Could be a coded reference for fans of the band, a play on words or a quote

P

Grey boxContains extra

information

PLANNING TASK

Choose one of the following double page spreads.

Copy into your own PowerPoint

Annotate to demonstrate your understanding of double page

spread conventions