Conclusion On Double Page Spread
To begin with, to get an overview of constancies I analysed two magazine content pages from the same magazine (cover page) and now the double page spread and two at random to get an overview of double pages requirements.
Firstly, when I was analysing all of Q`s pages the main thing I did notice was the colour scheme being consistent, with the cover page it was red white and grey. The layout was very neat and basic yet very elegant with the sense of music incorporated into it. So when looking at tension and release, it would release a lot as its not hurting your eyes with loads of colour, it’s easy to look at and you see more of your celebrity and less text. There isn’t every any chaos dragging any attention away from anything, this same thing was consistent with the contents page. There was a lot of writing on the Q contents page, but the boxes and banners separated it in a neat non chaotic way, it was very well laid out. We see a picture of Matt, then we again see an image of him in the contents page, we see him in the cover page dressed very normal rock star and him going crazy wearing a silver jacket in the contents page, this is relevance to the main content of the article. There were other images included but this drew away the attention from too much text and created space. Then we look at the double page spread and we can see a very newspaper layout for the text, yet the attention is drawn away from the banner and the image of MUSE the band dressed in the same outfit as Matt was in the content’s page, so already we have consistencies. If you don’t have follow up images it’s just confusing on why there are so many different pictures. Otherwise it would create the impression that Q can’t organise a photo shoot and just got a load of images from the internet type of thing, the pictures are always relevant to the article. You wouldn’t have an image of Balmy Bellemy standing there completely still on the cover dressed in a suit, then have him sitting on the floor in front of the Canadian flag in the next image, an image paints a thousand words so the image has to be consistent as well as the text. The text was spread over a few pages but obviously I only needed two, so we can see that there’s a very big bold quote of ‘maybe I'm borderline schizophrenic’ is a very mental based quote, and the cover was about him going crazy so there’s linkage. In the interview questions based on that quote was asked, so again we can see a large amount of organisation within this article especially with layout.
This same concept applies with the Villie Valo Him Kerrang edition. The only lack of consistency was the fact the contents page was too basic to the extent I wouldn’t have looked at it unless I had to. So I will just compare the consistencies between the cover page and the double page as I don’t feel the contents page was a normal representation of Kerrang`s normal style. The image of Villie Valo was very basic, not in a negative way as it was very effective, it was him up close shot with smoke, and the image in the double page was with him with the exact same make up on. The image was a medium long shot; he was sat in his home with the rock star image style very relaxed. This was almost a representation of him overcoming drugs, the rock star underneath but a normally dressed person on top, showing how he has overcome everything type of way. The questions they asked him were very personal to show he was human in a sense, asking about his life and his struggles. The colour scheme was the same, even with the text as this was bordered by a green banner faded as a layer on top of the image, the makeup and black hair was consistent to the grey and black colour scheme featured. The layout was very simple however, again with an image of him close up and a very simple image and layout on the double page spread. Kerrang usually has a lot of shapes, banners and strap lines all over the place, however this double page spread was very Q like in the way there was layers of text underneath certain layers, the image was the biggest feature on the page and it was very neat. The contents page did include this particular theme (Q like consistencies) very basic, a lot of very neat images to draw attention away from the text. The image was very basic like the placement of everything. However, unlike Q, the photo-shoot for Villie was the same, the same image and same dressing was wore in each photo he is included in within this magazine.
This same concept applies with the Villie Valo Him Kerrang edition. The only lack of consistency was the fact the contents page was too basic to the extent I wouldn’t have looked at it unless I had to. So I will just compare the consistencies between the cover page and the double page as I don’t feel the contents page was a normal representation of Kerrang`s normal style. The image of Villie Valo was very basic, not in a negative way as it was very effective, it was him up close shot with smoke, and the image in the double page was with him with the exact same make up on. The image was a medium long shot; he was sat in his home with the rock star image style very relaxed. This was almost a representation of him overcoming drugs, the rock star underneath but a normally dressed person on top, showing how he has overcome everything type of way. The questions they asked him were very personal to show he was human in a sense, asking about his life and his struggles. The colour scheme was the same, even with the text as this was bordered by a green banner faded as a layer on top of the image, the makeup and black hair was consistent to the grey and black colour scheme featured. The layout was very simple however, again with an image of him close up and a very simple image and layout on the double page spread. Kerrang usually has a lot of shapes, banners and strap lines all over the place, however this double page spread was very Q like in the way there was layers of text underneath certain layers, the image was the biggest feature on the page and it was very neat. The contents page did include this particular theme (Q like consistencies) very basic, a lot of very neat images to draw attention away from the text. The image was very basic like the placement of everything. However, unlike Q, the photo-shoot for Villie was the same, the same image and same dressing was wore in each photo he is included in within this magazine.
Now, when we look at the other double pages I analysed we can see a very different style. Because I hope to create a very rock based magazine, I want to base it on Kerrang i.e. taking ideas from this magazine to base mine on. For this, I chose to analyse another double page spread, and for this one we can see the average Kerrang theme of chaos incorporated into the double page spread. The layout had a lot of shapes, a lot of informal language and was an interview with no seriousness, it was questions in which the fan wrote in, and Kerrang is a magazine which likes to get as close to the reader as possible, i.e. the letter from the editor the feedback page, Kerrang is always about the reader and not the money. Kerrang also like giving attention to the whole band and never follow the stigma of the singer getting the most attention, this is why there are a lot of images within this double page, an image of each band member and an image of the whole band to introduce you to the whole band. I mentioned before that it was very teenage girl wall like, it had a lot different fonts and it was bold and bright. As there was more than one person being interviewed it had to have indications on which person was talking, again this is more personal than interviewing one person as if everyone agrees on something its confirmed and you get more of an overview. There was a the follow of rule of three or four colour scheme, and the photography didn’t follow the rule of three as it was more profile portrait type of thing. This was a very humour based article and this was shown very much by the comments from the editor on the photo, the odd questions and the funny answers and a bunch of Emo smiling.
There wasn’t a lot to write about the Florence Q edition as it’s a very basic yet effective design. There are either two things Q magazine will do, they will either do a very magazine type of interview or they will make a very elegant double page with a textless image on one A4 piece, this normally has the purpose of being used as poster. This is a very mature article and this is accommodated for the fans of Florence, she has a very mature teenage fan base as she doesn’t really appeal to a lot of people under the age of 15. If this was a Justin Bieber interview he probably would have been shown in a very young way, his child features would have been enhanced. He wouldn’t be in a music magazine, more so of a magazine such as 14 etc… The photography was very consistent with the rule of three as she was cornered yet centred enough to have the page used as a photo to go on the wall. The relevance of the article is enhanced by the way she is sat on the American flag as such and dressed maturely yet in a sexual manor. With the text I noticed there was a drop cap, this does occur in a lot of magazines and I feel it does add a great effect. With this I did find Q magazine have a consistent colour scheme of black white and red with shades of grey. There`s always different designs but normally a recognisable structure and colour scheme.
Some features which were consistent throughout ALL of the double page spread were the little banner in the corner of each page indicating who the article was about. The name of the author and photographer incorporated into the entire double page spreads. When you look in magazines, there is sometimes a double page advertisement and at the bottom they will never have page numbers, the articles always have page numbers and this obviously links to the purpose of having content’s page. The magazines I have analysed all have different layouts in the way they all adapt to the style of the magazine, the seriousness of the interview or general article, or whether it’s adapting to the band. As there are now a lot of things to take into consideration, how many pictures there are what atmospheres you want to give the reader, things like that? I have noticed no magazine is the same but will always have a recognisable type of magazine signature, Kerrang have a certain style, but no article has the same layout but never same designs.
There wasn’t a lot to write about the Florence Q edition as it’s a very basic yet effective design. There are either two things Q magazine will do, they will either do a very magazine type of interview or they will make a very elegant double page with a textless image on one A4 piece, this normally has the purpose of being used as poster. This is a very mature article and this is accommodated for the fans of Florence, she has a very mature teenage fan base as she doesn’t really appeal to a lot of people under the age of 15. If this was a Justin Bieber interview he probably would have been shown in a very young way, his child features would have been enhanced. He wouldn’t be in a music magazine, more so of a magazine such as 14 etc… The photography was very consistent with the rule of three as she was cornered yet centred enough to have the page used as a photo to go on the wall. The relevance of the article is enhanced by the way she is sat on the American flag as such and dressed maturely yet in a sexual manor. With the text I noticed there was a drop cap, this does occur in a lot of magazines and I feel it does add a great effect. With this I did find Q magazine have a consistent colour scheme of black white and red with shades of grey. There`s always different designs but normally a recognisable structure and colour scheme.
Some features which were consistent throughout ALL of the double page spread were the little banner in the corner of each page indicating who the article was about. The name of the author and photographer incorporated into the entire double page spreads. When you look in magazines, there is sometimes a double page advertisement and at the bottom they will never have page numbers, the articles always have page numbers and this obviously links to the purpose of having content’s page. The magazines I have analysed all have different layouts in the way they all adapt to the style of the magazine, the seriousness of the interview or general article, or whether it’s adapting to the band. As there are now a lot of things to take into consideration, how many pictures there are what atmospheres you want to give the reader, things like that? I have noticed no magazine is the same but will always have a recognisable type of magazine signature, Kerrang have a certain style, but no article has the same layout but never same designs.
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