Double page spread analysis

The layout of magazine helps to section the areas with the magazine in terms of proportions, the use of thirds as it has

been used vertically and horizontally on the page to section the written content

in a way that it will be easy for audiences to read. The use of columns in having the text in a stack form to give it

some structure. Questions have been used at the beginning of paragraphs to introduce what the paragraph is to be

about as the use of the red colour divides its set up so that they aren’t all clustered together. The main image and headline

have been placed on too separate pages to at least have one main element of the

magazine on each page for a good balance and equal distribution.

The font of the headline almost looks hand written to create a more natural style of writing,

fitting in with the idea that the magazine looks quite laid back.

The font also enhances the effect of it being a personal comment

made, as though it had been hand written by the person

themselves. As the word ‘scared’ is written in the colour red it

connotes fear and creates quite an alarming effect on the

audience, the use of a rhetorical question allows them to think and relate with the question. The fact that the text is slightly at angle it is quite similar to the person in

the image as the slight tilt of her head is within the same degree

and angle of the writing this adds to the effect of questioning, trying to impose a sense of interrogation in try to come

across as being tough.

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The colour of the background resembles the colour of her hair, the colour scheme of this

magazine were taken from bits of her clothing. Within the statement ‘what are you so scared of?’ I can see that the amount of red writing has decreased, signifying that

the things she feared subsided limiting the amount of red on the page conveying an

over coming effect, the red coloured mustang on her t-shirt represents her fear

and by wearing this t-shirt conveys how she has used it to become who she is today,

made to seem the bigger person the over comer and is wearing/ telling the world

about it with pride .

The image is a medium close up of a female possibly in her early 20s. With her arms folded it gives off the idea that she

is trying to come across as a tough person and is using this as a defence in shielding her vulnerability. Although her

head is at a slight angle to create intimidation the colour of the top half of

her hair and the look on her face in some way radiates her innocence (pale

colours). However this image is inspired by the genre of rock music therefore

elements of rock culture can be easily identified; the colour of her hair which is representative of young people who like

rock, the nose ring is juxtaposed with the idea of femininity and her innocence. Her

effortless posture relates well with the magazine itself for the reason that its not

too over the top its just quite laid back and easy going.

Colour Main Image

Thirds have been used in most angles of the page, the headline on the top left

hand corner of the page has been sectioned as a quarter, the section below it is the third of the page dominated with text easily setting the contrast between

the two. The layout strategy was also implemented on the text so that it is

much easier to read sectioning them into columns and grouping the text in small paragraphs. The image of Tulisa hasn’t been placed in the middle of the page

because of the simple fact that the middle of the page has a divide line to

make the magazine open and close. Therefore this is why she has been

placed near the centre but not in the centre (the opposite side of the optical

centre.)

The headline of this double page shows a range of the use of font styles as the speech marks and the main writing is

different having a contrasting effect. The word ‘stronger’ is written differently to the

rest of the writing, this may have been a deliberate representation, on the emphasis

of the word ‘stronger’ as it is made to standout on the page with a much dense

font style which would represent that she is empowered with greatness. The

arrangement of the text in some way represents her life style as from the first

point of the speech mark is where her life as just begun and the curls and flicks of the

font style stretching away from the main structure of the letters symbolise the

struggles and ‘mistakes’ she as made and it all comes to an end when ‘stronger’ is

written in a different font style.

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The colour scheme black and pink where extracted from the

elements of her clothing and make up. This has been used throughout this double page spread to have a consistency of colour. The colours

have been used with an advantage of separating the text within each paragraph from the question and the response. The pink symbolises her femininity while the black is symbolic of strength and masculinity of

conveying seriousness and her stern approach.

A medium close up image has been taken to focus on the definition of her face and how she is made to seem. I feel she is representative of women

having quite a dominant personality as this is what the image portrays. It

visually sends a message that women shouldn’t be afraid to speak up and

speak out, and embody authority like a man. Her body posture also helps to emphasis this as the direction of her

body is parallel to the camera, having her look directly into the camera helps

to give it a more realistic approach almost as though she is coming out of the page. The use of Photoshop editing to airbrush her to make it look flawless

and enhance her facial definition.

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Contents page analysis

The images have been sectioned into many areas of the magazine, with the main image taking up the majority of the page it shows that it is the main highlight of the magazine but it also links with the name of the magazine ‘Drummer’ and the main image is of a drummer in a live performance (deliberate representation).

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The title of this magazine has been incorporated onto the contents page to show its link with the original the front having a clear artefact with simply having the masthead in the contents page. The boldness of the masthead allows it to standout having an alarming effect on emphasising the loudness of the magazine.

Masthead

Font variation within the magazine has had the effect of breaking up large sections of writing, changing the consistency adds to the effect of making it look more appealing using a varied density and size of font.

Thirds have been used in the positioning of the images where thirds have been used to make the larger images distinctively different from the smaller images at the top. The spaces in between defines the sectioning of the images with clear defined lines.

Font Layout

Not much colour as been used in the contents page its mainly dominated with dark colours from the images. However the colour red is able to stand out in highlighting the key features of the magazine such as the contents title, page numbers and advertisement.

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The Kerrang contents page has been laid out in a way that the top half of the page

has been separated from the bottom dividing the page up into two making it clear on what the magazine is trying to

promote. The information on the magazine have been distributed different

to most giving a sense of originality having a predominant image at the top of

the page to capture the audiences attention. Whereas the lower half of the

page consists of information for page navigation where they have been

sectioned in each column the first being a note from the editor and the rest being

page directions and advertisements equally distributed on the page. The crossheads effectively categorise the

information so that it can be easily read by the audience, this contents page has

been made to suit the audiences needs in accessing information effectively as the crossheads help to break up the amount of information and make it seem more

appealing.

Layout

The style of text is able to represent there audience in a away that it relates to the genre of rock, having a rough edge title the little details of its design relate to its representation of having an aggressive feel to it the hard structure of the writing also adds to the effect.

The image is a mise-en-scene/medium shot of a possible concert event of young people having fun at a convert, this has been made the main image to advertise extravagance of their concerts encouraging their audience to pick up the magazine to which they will get concert updates and information to attend. The image is a deliberate representation of young people specifically the young people that would read this magazine conveying a sense of frivolity and rebellion and this is also displayed throughout the concept of the magazine the use and style of text and also the layout.

The colours used create a good contrast on the page of the black, white and yellow as things are made to standout a lot more and will be easily noticed by their audiences.

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