Double Page Spread Analysis

This double page spread is very unusual, in that it does not follow all the normal conventions. One page is taken up entirely by an image which is a device used to attract the audience, adding the illusion of the spread having less text than other spreads. This will attract audiences who would be put off by masses of text. I will not be doing this as it takes up a lot of space however I will be using a large/ several large images to break up the text. 

This article does not have a title, it instead has the artists name in the top right corner, this is so no attention is draw away from the photo. However this technique will not work with lesser known artists as the reader will not be attracted to the article simply by their names. Meaning that this will not work for my magazine as the artist will not be as well known as the one featured in this article.

The giant over layered L is a device also used to make it look like there is less text as it breaks up the page, it also acts as a giant drop cap to hook the audience into the text and get them to start reading straight away. This is a good technique but I will not be using it as it will not fit into my design. I will however be using a large drop cap to get the audience into the text.

Using a similar technique to the last, this double page spread uses a large one page image to attract the audience. However unlike the previous article, this one does not need to use the image to take the edge off large amounts as the text is in relavtively small blocks.

The font is large and attention grabbing to hook the reader in and attract them to the text. This paired with an interesting quote from the text as the title will interigue the audience into reading the article.

The colour scheme of this double page spread draws particular attention to the photgraph as the main colours used are black and white as they contrast to make the text readable, but the artist in the photgraph is wearing a red shirt, making her stand out form the text. I will use this in my article to ensure a contrasting colour scheme.


This spread uses a different way of positioning the photography as it uses the top half of the page rather than  taking up one whole page. This is so a variety of different shots can be merged together. This is a good technique and I will consider using something similar to this in my magazine.

The colour scheme is simple and uses blues and whites to focus the audiences attention on the images and text easily, this is something I will do in my magazine as the audiences attention should be controlled.