The use of Rule of Thirds in a music magazine.

1. Rule of Thirds

2. What is rule of thirds?
 The rule of thirds is the composition of the way a subject is
aligned in an image. The image is divided with two horizontal
and two vertical lines. To use this feature correctly the main
image is placed on one of the lines or the interceptors.

3. Examples of the Rule of Thirds:
Front Cover
This magazine uses rule
of thirds as each part of
the band is separated in
these three sections. The
masthead is also along
one of the lines created
by the rule of thirds.
This is using rule of
thirds as the cover
model is in line with
one of the sectors
and their body is
perfectly separated
by the sections.

4. Examples of the Rule of Thirds:
Contents
This is using rule of thirds
as the contents in the
page take up the first
sector while the rest of
the page takes up the
other two. The photo at
the bottom of the page
is also positioned in the
middle sector while the
writing is in the third.
The model in this
page is positioned
in the style of rule of
thirds as he is
positioned in the
last section and
spreads across to
the middle sector.
The quote is also in
the third sector.

5. Examples of the Rule of Thirds:
Double Page Spread
The model is positioned in the
end section and the headline
takes up two of the sectors.
The model is positioned with the
sector line through the centre
of her face along with a line
going through the large ‘S’