Our double page spread followed many magazine conventions in its design, including:
1) A bold, eye-catching title in black contrasting with a yellow background.
2) A three-column article layout with consistent fonts and clear readability.
3) The use of a drop cap for the first letter of the article.
4) Inclusion of at least one quote.
5) A byline crediting the author.
However, we challenged some conventions as well, such as using a silhouette for the main image rather than a clear photo, and only including two additional images rather than many.
2. Research into double page
spreads
Before designing our double page spread we had to
carry out research into what other double page
spreads looked like. Of course, we had a pretty
good idea and understanding of the conventions
because of the extensive research we had to do in
our AS media course where we went on to produce
a double page spread of our own.
3. Title
Our title is very similar to those found
in other double page spreads: it is bold
and very eye catching. The black
contrasts with the yellow background
makings it stand out and one of the first
things you notice.
4. Article
Drop Cap
Our article has followed the three
column convention found in most
magazines, it has a consistent
font type and is easy and clear to
read. It isn't as long as it could
have been though, and I feel that
this is one of the drawbacks with
this ancillary task.
Following the
conventions again,
we made sure our
text had a drop
cap at the
beginning.
Quotes
We didn’t have as many quotes as a
professional double page spread might
have, but we made sure to include at least
one.
By
Line
Just like the
professional
spreads, our
article also
features a by line.
5. Conventions and how we
applied them
Main Image
The main image was an image
we had taken on a camera
which was then edited in
photoshop. It takes up Most of
the double page spreads,
something that we noticed a
few other magazines did. We
challenged the conventions
because we made the image
into a silhouette whereas usual
double page spreads have a
clear image in which you can
see the subjects face, clothes
and props.
6. Additional
images
We both stuck to and
challenged the conventions
found in a professional double
page spread when it came to
the additional images. This is
because although we do
include some, we only include 2
whereas many are found in
other spreads.
