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With a Double Page Spread, you are able to do things how you want and not stick to conventions as much as you do with the Front Cover and Contents page. The first thing we see on the page is the picture of Alternative which is what I wanted to happen, I wanted to show that Luke (middle) is different to Jake (left) and Harry (right). Him having a blue shirt and the other two having a black one clearly shows he likes to be different and him also looking at the camera show he likes to be different and likes to do his own thing. Also having nothing by the heads of the members works with the visual syntax, you start with the tallest person and work your way to the left which will then lead you to the heading. I have put the heading on the left side of the page towards the middle, using a white text against the black shirt of Jake works as it stands out, I want people to see that this is the title of the page. Usually, the heading is located towards the top of the page but I think having it where I have it brings your attentions towards the lower part of the page as this is where all the text is. So you can see the text against the black shirt of harry, I have put a red box and faded it out and then out the black text over this, this will partly draw peoples attention to it as there is a big red box on the page. I have tried to keep the text as structured
as I can, having information about them at the top half and then the bottom half have a brief interview with them. The black boxes with the white text on them makes it obvious what and where the question is located, usually readers and fans like to know what the band themselves have said so look for the interview part so having the questions stand out will help them find it.

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I believe that I have stuck to the conventions of a contents page. First of all I have the word ‘Contents’ at the top in a large font, this is to make sure people know what page they are on. I have also  made clear of the date and issue number at the top of the page, I have tried to draw attention to it by putting a line of dots either side of them, this will make people look at it. I have also done the same  before and after the website name which is inside a black banner. This will make people see the website easier as it will draw their attention to it, it will make them want to look inside the dots. I have used a large photo and a small photo which most magazines seems to do, I believe that doing this is the best idea as people can see what sort of people are going to be in the magazine and what they look like. I have also stuck to columns and a structured layout, people from my questionnaire said that they would prefer a neat looking contents page so this is what I have done. Having a neat and structured layout makes it easier for people to see what they are reading and what is where on the page. I have divided the page numbers into two different sections ‘Features’ and ‘Interview’ this will make it easier for people to find what they are looking for. I have kept the numbers in chronological order, this makes the page look more organised and easier for people to find what they are looking for. I have also made the names of who is going to be on what page large so that people know and can see them easily. I have also made the captions underneath the artists names smaller so it doesn't draw the attention away from the big names that are going to be in the magazine, it gives the reader an options to whether they want to read it or not. I added at banner at the bottom right of the page, in there I have put the companies Twitter, Facebook and the Music Matters hash tag. I put the logos of both Twitter and Facebook to add a bit more colour to the page. I believe that not many magazine companies put their twitter and facebook names on the contents page, this makes my magazine different from others. The other
thing that goes against  the conventions of a contents page is having a large amount of text next to photo. This large amount of text starts off the article to that page, I hope that this will make the reader of the magazine read it and then carry on reading the article because they are interested in what its about. I think that this makes my contents page a  bit different from other
contents pages and hopefully readers will like this.

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I believe that I have stuck to all of the conventions
needed to make a success front cover. I have made the Logo very large so that
people will be able to identify my magazine from anyone else’s, but most logos
are usually bright, I have stuck with a plain white logo but with a drop shadow
so it stands out off the page. I have done this as I want to be different from
other music magazines and I hope that doing this will catch peoples eye and
they will read the magazine because it looks different from other companies
magazines. I have made the Heading the largest convention  on the page, I hope that having this large will catch fans eyes and they will want to read on. I also added a Pull Quote just above his name which will also endure the fan to read on as they will want to know what Angus is going on about.Using big names in your Coverlines is always a good thing to do to attract readers and buyers. I have but some of the coverlines down the left hand side of the page, and then some in a banner along the bottom of the page. I noticed that only having a few names along the side wouldn't
interest many readers, so I added the banner in black, then put big names along
it in white so it stands out and would catch peoples eyes.I have put the price, date and issue number in a brighter colour so that it stands out, especially the  price. The price is important because it needs to be ideal to the customers so that they buy it. The two pugs I have done fill up space. The yellow one brings more colour to the page which hopefully will draw peoples attention to it so that people will read the heading, the other pug will hopefully make people want to buy it because its a special edition and the 100th edition.

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Conventions of a
Music Magazine Double Page Spread

•Heading

•Pull Quote

•Columns

•Structured Layout

•Photos

•Text- e.g.
Questionnaire etc.

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Conventions of a
Music Magazine Contents Page

•‘Contents’

•Date

•Page Numbers

•Photos

•Columns

•Captions-Headlines

•Issue Number

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Conventions of a
Music Magazine Front Cover

•Logo

•House Style

•Masthead

•Headline

•Coverlines

•Pug

•Lure

•Photos

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Media products have to stick to certain rules which are otherwise known as conventions, most popular and well known media institutions stick to these conventions. Conventions are basically the ingredients to something, all of the things that make up the product. But now, companies are trying to challenge these conventions to make their product  different from everyone else's product. The conventions were formed because that is where they tend to work best and help produce the best quality media products, this is why most media institutions follow them.