Double page spread

Double page spread

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  The text ismostly in the centre gothic or Arial font, The band that has been chosen to feature in this magazines feature article are the vaccines. the target and is quite small, for speech extracts and panels, audience for this article would be people that are interested in ‘Indie rock’ or ‘pop’ music, which is the and headings (e.g. the timeline of the bands genre that this band are active in. It could also appeal to those who are just interested in finding out history); bigger, bolder text is used to try and entice information about new and up and coming bands. the reader into the article. Also some of the quote and headlines are in blue, as this will make them Like the contents page, colour is also scarcely used in this spread, colour is just splashed on the page stand out. using small block shapes to create an enticing spread whilst keeping a sleek and modern look. The page is laid out so that there is a large image in the back ground that takes up around 3/5ths of the page and the rest is taken up by text, this is a very common thing to occur in a double page spread. The page uses allot of the conventions that are used in all magazines for instance the magazine has a stand first under the title. Another thing that it feature is a pull quote in blue to try and draw in people. The image on the double page spread is a full bleed. The image is The band has had there image taken in front of a wall that has stains and dirty of a band called the vaccines, the image contains all of the band patches on it, this sort of location is typically used when taking photos of indie members. The band members are laid out so that the front man is artists. Two props have been used in this shot, the two props that where used stood at the top of the diamond shape. This is a very common are electric guitars these items have strong bonds with indie artists and will convention that is used in allot of the images that era taken of a often feature in photos. The whole band is wearing clothes in similar colours, band as the front man is seen to be the most important In the the colours are all dark shade and do not really stand out this give the band a band. more manly feel. The clothes that they are wearing are all items that people wear or items that people could buy this helps people connect with them.
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  This is adouble page spread is from an NME magazine, The main image is a range of different colours although the main image feature a lot introducing and interviewing 'The Teenagers'. The right of colours they are all dark shades of colours. This is in keeping with the conventions hand side of the page is split so that there is a section that are set out for when taking photos of indie bands. The the main images on the for the text that is accompanying the main article and a left of the page conforming with the convention of having the main image on the left section to offer some other news about different hand side of the page. the band are positioned in laying down relaxed positions, this bands. This helps the readers discover other bands that gives off the laid back and young feel that the group is trying to give off. Similarly to fall into the same music category. the first one the band is wear clothes that an everyday person would wear, this helps them to connect with the reader. The spread itself follows a tricolour The sans-serif fonts stick scheme of blue, white and black, out of the page which with blue highlighting the heading, contrasts the laid back subheadings and important words. images. Although they The pull quote has had a blue stick out they have a very background behind it to draw the edgy look to them that reader in to that particular piece of makes them a very text. masculine font to use. Blue has been used as it is a very masculine color, and the band its self is only made up of males. The colour blue is often featured on the The “need to know box that features at the bottom of the radar page and is a convention that the page is there to show information about the band this is often magazine try's to repeat to keep its featured in the pages of NME. It is always featured in the radar brand identity. section of the music magazine as this is where all of the new up and coming bands are featured.