Analysing 3 music magazine double page spreads

On most contents pages, there is a main image which overlaps over both pages. However, usually the writing is only on one of the pages rather than on both as seen on this double page spread.

It says ‘USA’ faded in the background and this tells us a lot about the article already. This makes us assume that the British artist is cracking the America. the words ‘got the love’

refers to one of the artists most popular songs. If someone was not aware of who the artist was, by putting these lyrics in big writing would probably make the reader realise that she is the artist who sang this song.

There is a header before the article telling us briefly what it is about and this usually makes the reader want to read more about it.

The article is written on one side of the double page spread. This is done so the page doesn’t look crammed with writing. This may be spread over a few pages after this to break it up a little and the reader doesn’t get bored. The ‘D’ is a lot bigger and a different font to show where the article starts.

The main image shows the artist sitting on an American flag. This already gives us an idea that it is about how her music is becoming popular overseas. Also gives us a big hint with the ‘USA’ in the background

The main image on this double page spread shows us ‘The Black Eyed Peas’. The whole band is faded rather than one of the members who is in block colour. This makes us assume that the article is about him more than about the whole band.

The header ‘Will he, wont he?’ is a pay on words as his name is ‘Will.i.am’ this makes us want to read the article as it is telling us that he is making a decision, possible about staying in the band or becoming a solo artist. As he is a very famous artist, and the band is very famous, it makes us want to read on to see what his decision is.

This gives us a small description about what the article is about. This is very common on double page spreads as the reader will decide from this small paragraph whether they want to read on or not.

The interview with the band below is written in question and answer form. This is done to make things easier for the reader. The question is bolded and the answer is written in normal form.

There is a quote in the middle of the article which is highlighted black with white writing. This is done so if someone was flicking through the magazine, this quote would catch their eye and hopefully want to read on.

As like the other double page spreads I analysed, the main image is on just one side of the spread and overlaps onto the other page. the colours are quite dark and dull. This gives us the impression that the music is quite rock or heavy.

The title ‘wild child’ suggests that the artist being interviewed is rebellious and quite wild. The world ‘wild’ is a different font to ‘child’ it looks like it has been written by hand in red paint and looks a bit like graffiti.

This is also done in question and answer form. In this interview, the question is written in red and the answer is in white. Usually people prefer this way of reading as it is simple and is the exact words of the artist/person being interviewed.

There is a small description under the main header which tells us what the artist is talking about and the main points in the interview. This makes us want to read more and the red highlighted words are the names of the band and singer which the article is about.

The name of the band being interviewed is at the top of the page as a small header in the corner to tell us that it is the band being interviewed rather than just the lead singer.