In this double page spread, it is easy to find the title of the article as it is the band's name: The Teenagers. The blue colour represents masculinity and is used in several parts of the article to reinforce the male theme and to also highlight specific information about the band. For example, the "Need To Know" section is styled like a page ripped from a notebook, this could relate to school - as the band consists of three young males also known as The Teenagers - and it could also suggest that the text is important as it is seperate from the rest of the article and notebooks are normally used to note certain, important facts. The article itself is situated on the opposite side of the page with a white background and black text. This makes the text easy to read as it is the norm when reading a bulk of writing. On the other side of the page is a large main image of the band. All three members are male and are dressed casually and are in confident, laid back positions. The room in which the photograph was taken reinforces the name of the band and their personalities. It is obvious that they are in a bedroom as they are all relaxed on the bed, with posters which you would expect to find in a male, teenager's room. The fact that they are all in a bedroom emphasise their band name of The Teenagers as that is where most teenagers spend their time. Each member of the band is styled differently, though they all share the same style of dark clothing. The male in the centre of the picture can be assumed to be the leader of the band as he seems the more confident out of the three and seems to make a statement about his individuality as he is the only one wearing glasses which can suggest that he is intelligent and / or different. The member to the left appears to be the most relaxed member of the band who seems the more "normal" of the group. To the right, we can see that this member is very individual with his appearance and seems to represent the typical moody teenager because of his facial expression. A smaller image of a band member in action on stage is also shown with a caption explaining what the image is about. To interest the readers more in to reading the article, a quote is made to stand out, (blue background - again to represent the masculinity) which is written in white whilst the name of the person who said the quote is in black. Another technique to advertise the reader is to add a "NME loves" in a black starry shape by the title which suggests that this band are the next big thing due to the magazine enjoying them.
The colour scheme of black, white, blue and grey is used to create a sophisticated, simple approach to this artist. Again, a large image of the artist has been used on one side of the page and he is looking away from the camera which reflects his personality of being "cool" and relaxed. To me, he seems to know that he's good and is showing that through his stance of hands in pockets and looking bored. His dark clothing and glasses also suggests that he is comfortable with who he is and prefers to blend in with the scene, in this case, he blends in with the colour scheme. However, personally, I don't think that the blue writing fits well with the colours, however it could've been used to represent the fact that the artist is male. Though there isn't any title for the article, the largest writing on the double page spread is the artists name down the side of the male "Sebastian King". However, the readers know where the article begins with the first letter of the first word being larger than the rest of the black text of the article. There are several smaller images of the artist which show him posing in different ways which reflect his personality more, though it emphasises the orginial opinion of him being very cool and sophisticated.
In this article, the artist is again taking up a full page of one of the double page spread. She is dressed casually with her eyes being made to stand out using black make-up which could possibly have been used to tie in with her hair. Her stance is quite challenging which could connect to the title of the article as she is stood with her hands on hips, suggesting she is being quite defensive. The title itself is similar to cut out letters from a newspaper and is all black and white to emphasise this interpretation. It takes up most of the page, and some of the second page, to attract readers to the article. A consistent font is used but the letters vary in height; the title is also a quote from the artist which is explained later on by the sub-heading. The name of the artist is made to stand out in red, which could have been used to tie in with the colour of her shirt, and it also stands out in case you didn't know who the artist was. The article text is black on a white background and the beginning of the article begins with a big, black letter which is telling the reader "START HERE".
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It was difficult to find examples of double page spreads to analyse however I found three which I believe share typical conventions of music magazines. Two of the double page spreads are from official music magazines whilst one (entitled Sebastian King) is a previous student's work. Above are the links to the images of where I found them from.
It was difficult to find examples of double page spreads to analyse however I found three which I believe share typical conventions of music magazines. Two of the double page spreads are from official music magazines whilst one (entitled Sebastian King) is a previous student's work. Above are the links to the images of where I found them from.
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