MOJO double page spread analysis- research

Double page spread conventions are clearly shown in this Mojo article in the March 2013 issue:

•Page Title, ‘Love and bullets’ at the top left of the page, indicating what the page contains i.e. a feature on Ulster Punk by Stuart Bailie.

•Name of the artist in large, clear italic font. Green background with black text to the information column for a big impact amongst other articles

•A continuous colour scheme used over the two pages- a black and white photo taken from 1978. All text is black other than the small insert which describes the artists in the main photo which is white.

•Introduction to the article is powerful with language highlighting the ‘conflict’ and ‘terror’ experienced by many in Northern Ireland in the 1970s.

•The article itself is written in columns- clear fonts. Drop key used at the start of the article.

•Highlighted quotes from the article such as ‘Walking around Belfast was scary as fuck’

•Some text highlighted with large, bold, colourful green background

•Main pictures of the band included over the pages, secondary image is a photo of 2 teenage children playing in a street with a burning skip. This connotes the chaos at the time of the riots in Northern Ireland. From the article title it is clear that love is shown in the images through friendship of the young boys or with the men in the Undertones band. The title suggests that through riots and shootings (the mention of bullets) that love can continue.

• The photographer’s details are found as extra information at 90 degrees to the text in the column.

•Some text drags over the page- the reader is highlighted to this by a single arrow head.