Music magazine, double page spread analysis.

1. Music magazine, double page spread analysis. Emily Griffin

2. Double page spread Q magazine. The title of the double page spread has been written in a small but simple font. The font size however, is larger than the text size used for the magazine article. The title of the article has been outlined with a thin black border keeping the title separate from the text within the magazine article. There are also two lines/dashes that have been placed alongside the title of the magazine article in order to frame it. The photograph used or this article creates a very bold statement yet the simplicity of the photograph gives a greater effect when placed next to the article. The background of the image is red fading into blue. The red background has been reflected onto the left side of his face with the blue being reflected on the other side. The artist is wearing sunglasses whist staring straight at the camera. The facial expression of the artist looks very stern and almost intimidating to give the idea that the artist is from a rap culture. The chain round his neck also suggests this which has been used as a statement when worn against the black top. The article is only set on the left hand side o the page with the photograph on the right hand side of the page. This makes the image a lot more bold and the text stand out from the rest of the stuff on the double page spread. The text has been written in a very small font with large capital letters at the start of every other paragraph. The paragraphs have been written to the right hand side of the page as it lines with the rest of the page. The size of the columns have been kept the same width to create an even effect throughout the double page spread. The text has been written in a simple font and has been set in black as it is easy to read when set against the red ‘J’ and the white background. The ‘J’ that is set beneath the text is simple but affective as it creates a contrast with the image that is set on the right hand side of the page. The ‘J’ is a slime simple ‘J’ which tells me that they have used a simple text throughout the double page spread. I like the way the ‘J’ has lined the top and the bottom of text within the columns. The colour of the red is a very bold and bright red creating a clear statement when set behind the text. The editor of the magazine may have adjusted the opacity of the ‘J’ in order to make the text easier to read. The ‘J’ is centred within the left hand side of the page with the middle of the ‘J’ running down the centre of the columns. Bright red text has been layered over the top of the image. I believe the red text has been used as it makes a bold contrast when layered over the top of the black from the photograph. The red also links in with the red background behind the image and the red ‘J’ that is placed on the left hand side of the article. There is a red line placed above the red text which may have been used to separate the text from the image. The has also been placed in the left hand corner of the page at it is keeping the artists face clear.

3. Double page spread NME magazine The title of the double page spread is very loud and creates a bold statement. The style of font the title has been written in is in the style of rock/punk. The title almost looks like the lettering has been ripped out of a newspaper. The title sounds like something that has been taken from the article of the double page spread as the title has been written in quotation marks. The photograph used within this double page spread has been cut out and set behind a white background which runs in with the background of the magazine article on the left hand side of the page. The artist is wearing a check shirt which may been the photographer wanted to portray a rock/chick look through the photograph which is also shown through the hair and the thick eyeliner around the eyes. The photograph of this magazine had been set on the right hand side of the page and the magazine article has been set to the left hand side. The title of the double page spread does take up a lot of room and has been split over two pages. The arm of the artist has overlapped onto the left hand side of the page and has been layered beneath the title of the double page spread. The page does seem slightly cluttered but with the white/ plain background it makes any colour stand out. For example the words that are highlighted in red and the black text within the article as it looks bolder and a lot more easier to read. There are three main colours that have been used for the article of this magazine. Red, black and white. These three colours create a statement and all contrast with one another. The important words that the editor have wanted the reader to notice have been written in red with the rest of the text written in black, simple but easy to red and good to look at. I like the way the text hasn’t been written in straight horizontal lines as it may look boring. Whereas here the editor has set the text at different articles which match with the theme of the article. The article for this double page spread is fairly small and looks inferior when placed against the dominating photograph and title. The start of the article has a large upper case ‘I’ next to it which I believe this helps when reading the very first few lines of the article as it borders the text and makes it look easier to find. Text has also been set above the article which Is outlining the content of the article and what who the article id about. The photograph on the right hand side also links in with the article. The text is also written in black and has been set in a small font so it doesn’t take up the majority of the page as it would look too busy with the overly loud image and article title.

4. Double page spread Vibe magazine The image has been cut out and has been set in front of the rest of the double page spread. Everything in the article has been set in monochrome or blue. Whereas the artist is wearing a bright orange dress which breaks up the colourless article and gives a bold statement when comparing it with the rest of the double page spread. I believe the editor has chosen to use this image as it breaks up the texts and when you first glance at the double page spread the image is the first thing I look at. The same artist has had a variety of images taken and the editor has decided to place them images along the top half of the double page spread. The images of the artist have been set in black and white, the artist has posed in different positions in order to create the timeline of images that border the top half of the article. There isn’t an obvious title for this double page spread, however, I believe this text that has been written and highlighted in light grey and blue may be the title of the article. All of the text has been set below the monochrome images and a broken line. The text used in the article is simple yet easy to read land looks easy on the eye when looking at the rest of the double page spread. The editor has decided to add a thick broken line between the images and the text. The lines look simple but effective and I like the way the editor has made it look like the artist is standing on the line. The lines also separates the images from the text which create less of a distraction when reading the article. The text in this article has been written between both pages of the double page spread and has been broken up with images and bolder text in between. The text has been written in a small sized font and has been written in a simple text and colour. The colour of the text is almost a light black or very dark grey. The article has been written has been written in four separate columns. At the very start of the article there is a few sentences that have been written in a larger text and a different colour to the text in the article in order to create a summary for the article. Along side the article is this paragraph of bold black text. This is a piece of text has been written along side the article as the content relates to the artist. It has been written in black and bold font style so it breaks up the rest of the article.