Double Page Spread Development

Katy Marwood

First Draft / PhotoshopThis is the first draft of a double page spread for Encounter magazine. I chose my favourite photos from the photoshoot that offered a selection of different poses to show diversity and variation of the images of my model. I then began to start the write up for the interview on the opposite side. I chose to have pictures on one side and text on the other as the layout as I think it’s the most suitable for a music magazine. I decided to not have much colour on the page and follow a black, white and red colour scheme as from my research, I found out that this is a common convention of indie rock magazines (NME, Q) . However, a lot of progression still needed to be made for this double page spread..

Second Draft / InDesignThis is the second draft for my double page spread. I created this using InDesign as InDesign allows the magazine to be of the industry standards with the tools it offers. I changed a lot from my first draft but I still kept things like the colour scheme and the title the same. I decided to have one image rather than four as one image allowed me to have more space for potential other features that I would use in the final version of my double page. I then decided to think about columns for the interview section of my double page spread, as again this is not just a convention of music magazines but columns are found in almost every magazine with an interview. Also, Q magazines double page spread is similar to mine as it follows the picture on the left/text on the right layout and Q use 2/3 columns in these main feature double pages. I then referred back to my research and found that pull quotes are typically used in interview features and also a section advertising an artists social media, tour or new album/single so I included this in my magazine. I also began to experiment with different fonts and font sizes in the interview.

Third draft / Part One

This is the left side of my double page spread which is image based. Alterations I made to this include changing the colour of the second line of the title as to me it puts emphasis on the quote “changed the world.” I then began to think about how I could fill up remaining white space on the page and added a film strip/camera roll. This not only offered the chance to provide more images to the audience but it also gives a backstage feel to the article. I also changed the image back to colour because It fit more than the black and white version. The camera roll and film strip also adds a 90s feel to the magazine and to me this would be aesthetically appealing to the audience as disposable cameras are becoming popular again amongst teenagers who are my magazines main target audience.

Third Draft / Part two This is the interview part of my double page spread. I made a lot of changes on this page and have progressed a lot from draft two. I added three more columns and changed all of the fonts used in the interview (except the introductory paragraph) To me, three columns and a capitalized font makes my double page look a lot more professional and to the industries standards. I decided to take the pull quote out because I don’t feel like it was necessary. I however did keep in an advertisement for the artist which I made smaller and emphasised some key points by changing the colour to red and kept the box (with another photo of Oceana) in the article to advertise her social media, which again is another teenage stereotype as social media is most peoples daily routine so having the information needed to follow the artist will be beneficial to many people. Another new feature is the text wrap, a common convention in magazines (especially double page spreads.)

Final Double PageThis is the final version of my double page spread. I made a few minor changes from my third draft. I changed the photos used in the film strips as they were of a bad quality and replaced these with photos from the shoot which also show my model/featured artist in a different outfit. I made the second and the last image black and white as this gives the page a more indie rock feel. In my third draft, I also had noticeable areas of the main photo that hadn’t been coloured properly in Photoshop, so I fixed this and this gives the image a result of being better quality. The last alteration made includes changing the title back to all red and also adding a quote underneath it which states that it’s the artists first ever ‘’tell all interview’’ which will intrigue the audience and make them want to read on. I have again emphasized words by colouring them red and making them bold.