The codes and conventions of magazine articles are:
- One main image
- Image generally has direct address
- Sometimes the main image is the background for the article, with the text on top
- One half of the article is the main image which sometimes bleeds between pages
- The headline is usually only a few words long
- Headline sometimes uses stylised fonts
- Headline used to draw in the reader as it doesn't tell them what the article is about as it is done by the stand first
- There is a drop capital at the start of the article to show you were to start reading
- Quotes are sometimes used in the headline, on the picture or in the stand first or to break up the text
- Stand first introduces the article and is positioned under the headline, this also often contains the journalists name
- There is a simple/minimal colour scheme
- Text is usually 11pt
- Techniques to draw in the reader include: bold texts, slightly bigger type size, capitals for the first few words
- Byline - who wrote the article and photographers credit
- Laid out into 2-4 columns
- Strapline at the top of the page tells you the subject matter e.g. interview
- Article is usually written informally to appeal to the reader and therefore the personality of the journalist comes through
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