Double page spread research

Q magazine Front page and double page spread

As you can see this copy of Q shows a clear link between the front page and double page spread in terms of the image but in the image they are wearing different clothing and are in a different setting which I must do for my double page spread and I also like the idea of posing them outside in the DPS as suppose to the inside based front page photo. They keep the same white font on the right hand side of the DPS as what is used on the front page but they also do change the font colour and style for the title of the DPS which yet again allows them differentiate between the two.
The Font they use for the title of their first DPS for the Arctic Monkeys is rather clever as it has the effect of the background picture on it, by this I mean the smoke from the background of the original image is covering certain letters of the title in order to make the font and title seem more natural and to ensure that it does not take any focus away from the image. I like the way that they have made the band name in the small caption highlighted in yellow in order to emphasize and just make it even more clear who they are and with this DPS is all about on the right hand side as the main title is not the bands name.
This is one of two double page spreads that this Q magazine has done for this topic as they have done one which acts as a title page and then the second one is far more I formative and involves a lot more text.

I like this idea of doing two as it slightly more interesting to look at for a reader but also allows more space and room for information from the interview as the title and large image takes up one leaving a second DPS simply for information. The four images on the right hand side of this DPS yet again show the four band members in different clothes which yet again show a differentiation between this page and the front page. The pull quote is located in the middle of the image which emphasizes not only the quote but also the image and by adding a black border around it allows the editor to highlight it and also link it to the people in the image which is obviously what they must do as the people in the image are the people who have said it.

NME magazine front page and double page spread 

 

This double page spread in NME magazine is actually rather different to its front page but that is because the front page is extremely extravagant in terms of colours and images ands therefore the double page spread is slightly more toned down. The font style is one of the only things that does stay the same as you can see it is a rather basic font style and size which links to the idea of keeping some for  of unified house style. The image on double page spread shows the whole band and shows them in a image all together whilst the front cover has a collection of separate images all laid out on the page and with a colour effect on all of the faces. The double page spread has a clever use of imagery, aside from the main image for example this image here is used to advertise a pull quote used which is a good way of highlighting this key role of interest in this article. This image could also be seen as slightly comical and simply helps to add interest and another aspect to this article which is required in order to add to the interesting information coming from the actual article itself.


The text on this first double page spread is also rather small yet informative and also displays a rather

interesting side to the band that is involved in this double page spread as it mentions there trips, experiences and inspirations which set an immediate representation of the band for a reader before they have even began to read the second section of the DPS including the large amount of text. This yet again similarly to the Q magazine acts as an introduction page and that is why it is less informative and more image based as it is almost like a second front cover but simply dedicated to the double page spread article. This idea is made clear when looking at the second double page spread as it is incredibly text heavy and after reviewing my double page spread first draft article I may like to go for this idea as well as it will allow me to display a larger array of interesting images whilst also not neglecting the most important part of a double page spread which is the text and how it is written.

Kerrang

This double page spread is slightly different in terms of the image corresponging with the front cover as on the front cover you only have a picture of the lead singer of the band whereas in the double page spread image you have the whole band. I like the idea that the image on the double page spread relates more with the actual article title than other double page spreads do because the whole article is about the band big concert at Wembley and so they have taken a nice image of all of the band in the Wembley arena which I think is quite good and incredibly relevant. I also have picked up on the fact that they have used the same font colour and style on the front cover for the band name and description as the they have for the double page spread which helps create this unified house style that is so crucial for this magazine to be successful. n looking at this double page spread I do believe that it certainly has enough information and text for it to be a single double page spread but it is however a double ,double page spread and it therefore that this may be slightly too much text for a first DPS as it does not particularly come across as a title page. As much as the second DPS is nicely laid out and the colour scheme keeps in with the house style I do feel as though it has slightly too much information for one article topic and is slightly text heavy. The images however are good as they capture the band rather casually throughout their day at Wembley and the type of pictures that have been taken allow the Band members personalities to come across better to the readers who may  not know of them particularly well.