Analysing Double Page Spread
How does the choice of band featured in the article suggest who the target audience will be?
New Music Entertainment (NME)Generally Indie Market
What type of language is used in the article? Give examples of words or phrases which are specific to the style of the magazine.
Informal and colloquialConversational tone
How is colour used?
Consistent colour scheme throughout the whole magazine
What style of text (font type/colour/size) is used? Is it similar to any other pages? What does it say about the image of the magazine and the
audience?
The Article Title is a Sans Serif Font.The colour scheme of this title, is also consistent
as black is being used. The size of it, is generally quite big.
By having the same font and the type, says that the image of the magazine is consistent as well as keeping up with the same appearances throughout.
How is the double page spread laid out? How much of the pages are taken up by images and how much by text? How does this reflect the audience?
What do they value?
A4 side taken up by a main image, the article title, Mainly text with a few imagesMinimum amount of text Left Side is an image of Lily Allen
What tone is the magazine using when addressing the reader (as a close friend, a member of an 'in' crowd or an informed intelligent fan?) - provide
evidence
Tone is direct
The image is Lily Allen(British Singer-songwriter )Negative PressStereotypical Image of an ‘Emo’
How is the artist/band presented to the audience through the images? You may wish to carry out a textual analysis.
Represents the type of band Appeals to target audience
How does the style of the article match the style of the front cover?
Magazine gives insight about Lily Allen.
Does the article demand any prior knowledge? Give examples.
Eye Flow...
Page number
Drop Cap
White space
Body Text
Article Title
Pull quote
Leading Text
Labelling...