This is an example of an NME double page spread. I love the layout on this magazine, and the quote/title is very effective. I like the fact that the photo is a full page image, which I want to do with my double page spread. This is because I think it draws you into the page and makes the story more interesting and seem more important because the photo is taking up a page. I like that the title spreads partially across the double page, I feel that it shows more ability and thought.
For the background of the full page photo they have kept plain and put the same background colour for both pages. I like this idea, and may look into it for my photos on my contents page - having the photo blend in with the page background. But for my full page photo I want the setting to be important to the theme and composition of the photo. I want it to give the readers an idea of the style of music and theme that the artist or group is.
Lily Allen who is the model posed in this photo, has her hands on her hips which I think potrays the attitude of her music and the genre of the magazine. Her red and black clothing also does this, which I want my full page photo to do. I want everything to have been placed and done for a reason, to represent the artists music.
This is an example of a Q magazine double page spread. Like the NME double page spread I like the use of a full page photo, and this photo has a background, which is what I want. I think the background of this main image shows a warm welcoming feeling, which could refer to her music. I want the background of my double page spread image to give the reader an inkling into the style of music that my main music artist(s) compose.
However I do not like the first page of the double page spread, I think it is to textual and lacks the use of images, a big headline and separate quotes. I think that by using these it makes an article more interesting. I definately want photos on my page, and also want the background of my first page to have a little colour - a colour that sticks to the theme of the other page and the whole magazine.
Here is an example of a Kerrang! double page spread. This layout is alot like the NME double page spread I looked at in this post. The background of both pages is the same, and the model slightly overlapping part of the second page. The model in this photo - Taylor Momsen, has a wild messy style, shown through her hair, dark clothing and makeup. She is on a black background which, along with her style, portrays a punk/rock theme.
I like the use of colour on the interview, red and white - which with black makes a rock theme, but also seperating the text up from questions and answers clearly. I also like that at the top where it has the page headline, 'Wild' is written slightly over lapping in a different style and colour of writing - this gives the idea that it is disrupting the structure of the page, which links with the idea that rock is loud and disrupting.
For my magazine I want to use some of the ideas that I have looked at in this analysis. I want my double page spread photo to by styled and relate to the music of the group and the genre of the magazine. Also using the ideas from these examples, I want my headline to stand out and in the writing underneath the heading - before the article, I want to key and important words to be in bold or a different colour.
This analysis has helped me expand my ideas, and give me a clear picture of where I want to go next with my magazine.
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