Double Page Spread Analysis
These two double page spread articles were chosen to be analysed because they are both from music magazines, with a woman as the main focus (Shakira in the first and Florence Welch in the second) - I liked these two spreads because they both showed women in a positive light and both article layouts are completely different.
The first article is about the artist Shakira, the main thing i liked about this page is the layout - the different sections of the page is very appealing to the eye, as the contrasting colours of each different section grabs the readers attention.
What is also interesting about this piece is the smaller picture of Shakira where she is not wearing a top, i find this interesting because at first the picture seems slightly random on the page but it would grab the readers attention, also the way they have shot the photo reiterates my idea of being able to create photos of females with them wearing no clothes, however the photo not being explicit. The one other main point that i like from this article is that they use interesting quotes in the middle of the article (these are in a much larger font than the rest of the text) which any reader might see before they actually read the article which means it is like an advertisement for the rest of the article.
The other double page article I analysed was about Florence Welch (or Florence and the Machine), the photo is very strong on this spread as it takes up almost 2 thirds of the page but also moulds into the rest of the page and text which makes the whole page flow together and seem like one. The photo basically somes up the rest of the article as it shows the artist in a military styled outfit sitting on an American flag, with the concept of the article being the artist has managed to get into the American music market (conquered).
There is also very little text on the page which makes the article seem less of a 'drag' to read, the headline "USA got the love" is a play on words because one of the artists song's is called "you got the love" but as the article is about the artist's music making it in America then 'USA' was substituted in. The main text also begins with an accent on the first letter (larger and different font), which draws the readers eye onto the text which gives the article more chance of actually being read.
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