Conventions analysis double page spread

headline: the headline would usally be placed at the top of the page and would be of a diffrent size and font to the rest of the article and may even be a diffrent colour to the colour scheme. it can be used to inform the reader what the article is going to be about. in this case this headline is relevant to the artist giving the viewer some indication as to what it will be talking about.
subject name: the subject name is a great way to grab the raeders attention as it is the one of the things they will recognize as that is who they want to read about. having the name bold and bigger than the rest of the t6ext is important as it needs to stand out, however it is important that the colour stays with the colours scheme or it m,ay just look odd and wont be appealing. as above the darker pink on the light ppink makes the text stand out yet is not harsh and makes the page seem calm where as if they had used a bright green this would have looked to harsh.
colour scheme: this is important as it dosnt want to look harsh as this wont be appeling to the reader, i think that this double page spread is a very good choice of colours as it uses diffrent shades of pink which compliment each other making it seem calm, also it is aimed at girls as that is niki minaj audience which suggests why the magazine has used pink as it seen as a femine colour.
drop capital: the drop capital is there on the double page spread so the reader can see where to start reading.
stand first: this is the introductary paragraph that gives the reader a hint as to what the article is going to be about also adding that extra peirce of infomation.
columns: on a double page spread there is usally three colums used all the same colour and size the size is conventionally smaller than the headline. it is in colums as this makes it easier for the reader to read.
image: the image is set out very clever on this double page spread as it it is center to the pages with the text curving around nikis body making the pages nice to look at and shows that it is cleverly layed out. the image is big which makes it stand out. this is important as it is the first thing the raeder will look at and shows the reader immeadatley that this story is going to be about niki!
quotes: lastly the double page spread contains quotes that have been said by niki. this makes the reader feel asif the article is more real and not made up as they have quoted her actual words.