Analysis of Three double Analysis of Three double page spreadspage spreads

Q double page spreadQ double page spread

The double page spread used here is picture led, the right hand page holds all the text in a small column. The image is a very striking one the artist posing a very thoughtful look gives a feeling of reflection, this would give the reader the impression the artist is giving an interview on important issues. This is backed up by the text ‘after seven years.’ The headline ‘Murder on the dancefloor’ is a pull quote which is open ended making the reader want to read on to find out what this means. The journalist gives a direct description of the artist saying ‘Today Liam Howlett doesn’t look like a multi millionaire dance music don.’ Later in the interview the artist says ‘sorry I’m fucking late, the traffics been fucking awful’

This comment is very direct and the use of fowl language shows the reader a side to the artist you wouldn’t

expect to see in a magazine, its very personal and very forthright. I really like a picture led lay out and I feel that the page is striking and will be of interest to the reader.

Mix-Mag double page spreadMix-Mag double page spread

This double page spread from Mix-Mag is text led the reader is given lots of information and very little imagery to read through. The images are predominantly of ‘night life’ and the ‘party scene’ which mix-mag readers are interested in. The headline ‘Too future for you?’ is a direct statement aimed at the reader a statement which will cause a reaction and will get the reader wanting to know why the editor or journalist would think the magazine is not for them. The magazine is written in a sans serif text, which is relatively new form of text, this is in keeping with the futurist theme of the page. The journalist is very ‘politically un correct’ in this page, he introduces the article with

‘Tokyo’s superclub, Womb, is so ahead of its time its literally nine hours in the future but how did a city that’s outlawed dancing create one of the most talked about clubs?’ This is an open ended rhetorical questions that you know the journalist will answer over the course of the article. To start the article the journalist says ‘The idea of bringing your partner back to your mums house for a game of ‘hide the spring-roll is unheard of in Japan with literally paper thin walls and the utmost respect for their family home.’ The humuor in the text shows instantly that the article isn’t going to be of a serious nature. This two page spread lay out isn’t going to be of inspiration to my design but the humour in the text is inspiring and I feel this sort of laid back attitude to the article will be appeal to readers.

Q double page spreadQ double page spread

This two page spread from Q is about the muse. One side of the spread in prominently picture is led but the left is text led, The Large image is very striking and gives a serious feeling to the audience. Just as important as the image is the ‘M’ used to start the off the interview its 13 lines long and really pulls my attention, I find the ‘M’ is used in such a way as it relates back to the band name.The muse are quiet and older and experienced band, and I feel this portrayed well in the image. The text used is serif and this text is an old school style but its well used when writing an article on such an old band. The journalist again uses very personal statements from the artists and portrays the interview to be more of a chat between a few friends than a formal interview, this in its self makes the article an easy read. A pull line used is a quote from Matt Bellamy ‘It can’t be coincidence we’re a band of misfits.’ This striking statement is very frank, and up front. I really like the lay out of the spread and the colour scheme, I will take great inspiration from this and other Q stylistics.