Codes and conventions of music magazine double page spread articles

• Image that takes up to a whole page of the article
• Drop capital at the beginning of the article
• Mini introduction to the article (Description/Standfirst)
• Bylines of the writer and photographer
  
• A colour scheme, mainly linking to the main image
• Magazine name next to the page number/issue date to remind the reader
  
• The website address to get the reader to visit the website
• Name of interviewee in a different colour so that it stands out from the rest of the text
• A border around the double page spread
• Columns used, between 2-4 mainly
• A quote from the subject, often over the photograph
• A headline is used at the top of the page
• Standfirst is always near/under the headline, and before the start of the article. It introduces the article and explains what it's going to be about, so it engages the reader.
• Use informal mode of address in the article to relate to the reader
• Short and snappy headlines so that it's easy for the reader to read.