Tuesday, 15 March 2011

Analysis of double page spreads

I looked at NME Magazine to anaylise different types of double page spreads and articles to help me in the creative process and learn the codes and conventions of a double page spread.




This article would be aimed at young adults and teenagers. There are many eye-catching conventions used in this particular article. There is a bright and bold image of Lily Allen which covers one entire page, this is very eye-catching and immediately lets us know who the article is about. The text is very bland and small, but the image and title alone make you want to read. The title is just a quote from the interview but it is in such a creative way, in a exciting and bold font, this immediately makes me want to carry on and read the rest of the double page spread.




This article would be aimed at the same target audience as the previous double page spread, however the layout is very different. The colour scheme is a main convention in this article, the black, white and red give it a very sophisticated feel. However there are a lot more images in this one, than the Lily Allen one. The pictures seem to be the main focus rather that the title or the text. Just like the Lily Allen article, there is a photograph that covers the whole of one page and the title is a quote from the interview. All these features are very eye-catching and memorable.






This article takes a different approach to the previous one. Instead of there being lots of images, they stick with one main, eye-catching photograph and it is immediately clear who and what this article is about. The title is also the main focus. 'Carl Takes Aim' is written in absolutely huge font and takes up well over half the page and leaves very little room for any text for the actual article, which I think is a very unsuccessful approach to take, as the text itself is the most important when you're trying to promote something.

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