Research into Double Pages

This double page spread for Spin magazine includes the cover star singer Florence Welch. Her picture takes up three quarters of the double page making it all about her. The black and white image makes it more vintage looking and interesting, though the page looks quite dull because there is no colour to it. There is not a lot of writing on the page; possibly there will be on the next page. The way she is posing is as if she is flipping her hair back, which adds a dramatic effect to the image and therefore to the whole page.

This double page spread for Q magazine featuring the cover stars Kings of Leon. Their image takes up just over half of the double page. So the main focus is the picture of them and not the story about them. This could be because they want the readers and fans to recognise them before reading the article. In the image they are all standing in a line, but the two main singers are leaning forward a bit more than the others, so this could show a bit of a hierarchy within the band.
The left hand side of the page is the article of the Kings of Leon. There is a black background making a strong statement of simplicity and how the focus should be on the article and image not any other distractions.  There is a small introduction, in which there is gold writing in large writing and white in smaller font, this is the same for the actual article, suggesting that the writing in gold is more important than the writing in white.

This a double page spread of Vibe magazine featuring a controversial photo shoot of the singer Ciara. 

There is a great deal of writing on the spread, meaning that she had a lot to say. The images are quite risky, in the way that one of them, a long shot of her, is a nude photo. This may not be great for younger readers as it is not suitable. The picture on the right hand side of the double page spread is more demur of her, with a white shirt on. The pages are white with black and white photographs and very small black writing, with some in yellow, these are the subheadings so they are in a different colour so that they stand out.

This double page spread from Clash magazine feature upcoming music star James Blake. This would appeal to anyone that has heard of him and likes his music.

The page layout is so that the image of James is half of the pages, meaning that the writing and article about him is just as important as the image of him. The image itself is as if he is looking at a mirror, the shape of the mirror means that we do not see all of his body.
On the opposite page is the article of James, the masthead of his name is in a very curvy font in blue, going with the colour scheme of the whole spread; blue and white. This stands out on that half of the page. The writing is very small in comparison and is in the same blue, the small writing could mean that they had to fit all the writing in because there was so much to say.

This double page spread comes from Rolling Stone magazine, featuring the eccentric star Lady Gaga. There is close to no text on this cover, it is all about the image of Lady Gaga, she appears to be standing amongst other girls who look dead. She is not wearing very much, wearing only pink bubbles. She seems to be in a luxury building with pink bubbles everywhere.

In the corner of the page there is heading reading ‘NEW YORK DOLL’, meaning Lady Gaga is meant to look like a doll. Underneath this there is a mini blurb of her and what the following article will contain. Since there is only the big image, there is nothing to distract the reader from looking at Lady Gaga, which was probably the effect they were going for.

This double page spread from NME magazine features the band the Vaccines. Their image takes up about three quarters of the spread, making them the main focus. The picture is of all the members stood up with their instruments showing that they are musicians. They are stood in a sort of diamond position, with one man at the front which makes it reasonable for the reader to assume that he is the lead.

The words next to the image are very small, underneath the title of their name which is in bold black capitals. To start of the new paragraph and for the quote the font changes to a larger one in blue. This draws the reader’s attention to what is highlighted in blue.  Around the image and through the writing there is what looks like shatters of blue glass, making it look messier and less controlled.

This double page spread comes from Blender magazine, featuring Kelly Clarkson. It is very uncluttered and has a clean white background. The image of Kelly Clarkson takes up half of the spread, but the white background means that she is the main focus. She has a microphone in her hands showing how she is a singer, for any reader who is not familiar with who she is. The way she is posed is as if she is dancing, having fun giving off a young and fresh vibe to the reader. In the corner of the left hand side is a ‘K’ in a three-dimensional fun print, as if it has been shot on to the page. The page is quite plain with just small print of black writing.

This double page spread from Billboard magazine features an article for Mary J. Blige. The page is quite plain, with both pages dominated by the writing. There is an image of Mary performing showing that there has not been a photo shoot for this article.
At the bottom of the page, there is a graph about Mary’s success showing how popular she is and how well she has done. This may make the reader want to learn more about her and what the article is about.
There seems to be a colour scheme on the double page spread of purple and white, this includes the writing which is in purple and the graph which is also in purple, showing an organised page spread.

This double page spread comes from Mojo magazine. The image of the musician takes over three quarters of the spread. The image is of the singer sitting back and smoking, this gives off a cool vibe that the magazine may want to show. His shirt open shows a sexy side, appealing to a female audience.
The writing on the left side is very small and does not really dominate the side, the writing above the article is of the title, and the font is quite rough and messy making it more appealing to a younger audience.

The double page spread is from Echoes magazine. The image is in black and white of a man, who is a musician. The picture is a medium close of him where he is not looking directly into the camera, making him seem more intriguing. The image is in the middle of the double page, with the writing at either side of it, this shows how the image is the main part of the spread and how it has all the attention. On the picture there is a title about the article possibly explaining his life, this font is in bold white capitals, standing out against the black and white image.

There is a cream background making it different from traditional white backgrounds, the writing is very small and in black font.