Colour: The main colours used on the double page spread are black and white, the brighter colours are in the artists make-up and accessories. This is done to make it look like a newspaer article making it seem very importent news about this new artist. The text is black and small drawing area attention to the huge image of the artist. The colours green and pink the image clash with each other and make it look bright. Again this makes the audience focus on the image rather than the text.
Design: The text and image are kept seperate from each other but we know they are connected as the image takes up more than the whole page and spills over to where the text is stiuated. A simple times new roman font has been used for the main story in the style of a newspaper article. However the artists name on the image is huge with the colour green highlighted the first letter of the name. As i said previously this is another feature to draw the readers eye to the image first before reader the article so we can see who we are reading about. Similar to Q magazine There is a quote in larger black text on the bottom of the left hand page. This shows that this piece of text is more important than other pieces of the story.
Images: There is one image on the double page spread which is the artist, it takes up 2/3's of the pages making the reader spot it as soon as they turn onto the page. In the background of the image the singer is surrounded by musical instruments showing that the story is focused on her music. She is also siting the wrong way round on a chair which looks like a speaker again indicating the importance of music to this new artist.
Pose, Hair style, Make-up: The pose of the artist is casual but yet completly different to other poses i have seen. The hand placed on her sunglasses makes the image seem as though there is movement. The singer is also at an angle as though she is falling of the chair making the reader work out what she is doing. As the clothing colour is dark it blends in with the hair colour and therfore the hair is almost unseen, although the hair is down no work has been done to it as it is swept back of the face and the bright green glasses are the focus. The pink lipstick clashes with the green glasses and make the artists face stand out from the dark image. Again this make the reader see who the artist is before they begin reading about her.
How are the words used: The larger the text the more important the words are and this is a pattern in all the music magazines i have analyzed. There is no clear title to the story which is different from the other music magazines, the artist name on the image looks like it could be the title as it is so big but rather than it being at the top of the page it is in the center of the image. This makes it different from other magazines and theefore people will be interested as it is a completly new layout.
Language: The Green 'M' is used on the image and this colour corrosponds to the green writting on the opposite page. This gives the artists real name and not her stage name, this makes the reader feel like they know the artist better and that my reading the article they can learn more about her and her music.
Overall impression-How effective is the double page spread? To make the double page spread more effective i would use more images of the artist so we can see her in different locations and settings. By doing this it would make the double page spread slightly more interesting to look at. Although it does represent the target audiences interest of dark clothing and music insruments making them read the article.
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