Summary of double page spread analysis 

• The title is strong and bold usually running on the top of the page taking up most if not all of one page
• The images are usually strongly seen on one side of the page where little writing is evident
• Text is usally never in colour and in black or white to show simplicity in reading it
• The pages follow colourways strictly to make the layout look proffessional and blend in
• Space is occupied well and yet can look just as effective using up less space 

Analysis Of Double Page Spreads

Double page spreads are usually the home of feature articles. these are a magazines forefront of what they offer and therefore need to be designed to a high standard to attract a reader as he is flicking through the magazine. Background colours, images and titles need to be carefully detailed in order to fit in with the layout of the page. There are usually a few images throughout the two pages so that space is filled and it attracts the readers. These few photos are usually backed up by one large photo that the text is wrapped around to create a stylistic layout. the title can be found anywhere and is usually big taking up a good half on one page in order to make it stand out to an audience. Most music magazines 

features feature artists and are mainly interviews or type ups of the artisits topic. The artist would go through a photoshoot to make it authentic to the magazine instead of them using photos of the artist performing to give it that exclusive feel. The music magazines are all in competition with each other so therefore are forced in a sense to conduct exclusive photoshoots in order to have a different image and make it stand out to competitors. These are the traits that im expected to see throughout my analysis.

This article pictured above is taken from a Hip-Hop magazine titled The Source which is an american based production focussing on homegrown artists. The layout is simplistic yet work to great effect by splitting the page into two with the article featured on the left hand side and the image on the right. The left hand sides space is covered effectively by not using much of the top half and creating a bigger, bolder font takes the attention away from that dead space and produces more focus on the bottom half of the page where the attention is required. "The BIG picture" is titled in a pale orange working well with the white modern background and also matching the denim outfit the artist is wearing on the right hand side allowing it to flow. The BIG is produced in a more bolder font giving it a bigger emphasis and working in a comical way as the artist is called "Biggie" due to his size. The title also works well as the picture on the right hand side is big having to take up a whole page 

by itself therefore working off nicely. 

The writing is produced on a white background and as a personal view i believe this works better than having it overlap and wrap around an image. This way it adds more emphasis on the writing and the picture seperately by not interfeiring with the picture. otherwise it would take more emphasis of the picture not giving it a stronger feel that this article does to it. Most articles have a foreword written in short beneath the tile and i believe this works well in the right context giving the readers some background knowlege of the text produced.This double page spread works well as the contrast of the two sides, one quite and one loud produces an equilibrium that attracts an audience. 

This article is taken from Rock Magazine, an american publication focussing on Rock genre. Rock genre traits in a magazine can be found in this article with its black and white colour theme showing a sense of darkness. The page differs from The source i analysed earlier as the whole page is incorporated more by the picture taking up 3/4 of the page. The main part of the picture though is seen on the whole of the right hand side showing that the main picture should be clearly visible and have no main features of it running through the centre line of the magazine. The layout of the text is based on a background with a slant preventing it from a simplistic design and giving it something to stand out. The text is white on black which is two simplistic main colours that are conjunctively used throughout magazine features to make it easier to read. It also ties in with the colourways of the article and the picture itself. The title of the article "American Gothic" is misaligned and slanted text gives it character relating to the magazine genre, rock giving it the stereotype of messy, against the norm type attitude providing it with a sense of mise-en-scene. With the "Gothic" being scribbled and different to "American" gives the sense of against the rules type attitude hence heightening the mise-en-scene thats been put into place.

The image itself is strong and relates to the picture like The Source article also provided. The pictures scene being in a gothic church type building giving it that old, black and white theme that runs throughout the article and also relating to the gothic in the title. Also the man present is pictured as a stereotypical american rock fan with a beard, tattoo and a checkered short sleeve shirt, giving the article a sense of realism about it.

 This is an extract from a popular french pop culture magazine. Even though it isnt in English it still holds true to the codes and conventions of a double page spread article. This one differs to the other two that i have analysed as the title runs boldly through both pages and with text on both side and with the picture in the middle also having smaller images alongside. 

The background is one colour, a running theme in the pages that i have analysed due to the simplicity to incorporate text and to bolden the text on a plain background being the most effective appearence. The image is bold and stands out giving direct eye contact to readers showing interaction between the two. The font is formidably extensive compared to the other two therefore placing lesser attention on the images yet they still stand out none the less. The text is clearly wrapped to neaten up the article giving off the feel of a newspaper article. Therefore the context of the text must be greater than the last two showing that the other two were brief and there was more input on the appearence. The other images that are on display differ to the norm of the modern day article as they seem bound in a way similiar to a comic strip style. This gives the article an older feel adding to the mise-en-scene of the old stylistic article.