Conventions of a double page spread 1/3

A simple colour scheme is used and the colours are kept to a minimum. One large image is used which takes up a whole page and sometime bleeds between 2 pages (link the 2 papers together). Sometimes the image is  across the whole double page spread with all the text on the picture. quotes are used in the headline on the picture or in the stand first or to break up the text. Stand first introduces the article, under the headline (often includes the journalists name). Drop capital used at the start of the article is used to show the reader were to start. Other techniques used include bold texts, slightly bigger type size and capitals for the first few words. The headline is sometimes used styleised fonts, headlines are used to draw the reader in but doesn't tell them what the article is about (that is done by the stand first . The byline (who wrote the article) is stated under the header. The story is arranges in columns 2-4. The strap line is at the top this tells us what the article is about. The article is usually written informally and the personality of the journalist.