I have chosen a random double page to analyse, this way i can get more of an overview of what is required in a double page spread in comparison to just targeting the consistencies from the same magazine. I have tried to select an article that hasn't been analysed before...
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The layout of this article is very elegant, it may be elegant but it still has a bit of the ‘rawh’ effect Q music wants to give. With the way Florence is sitting on a flag, the way she is dressed in a black dress a rock star would wear. So this is very common with Q, elegant yet never forgetting the music scene. It is very neat; this originates from it being very elegant. We can see the rule of three with photography being shown in this double page, this is the way the image isn’t centred and goes over the centre. Everything fits well together in the way it’s laid out. The USA is layered and faded within the background, yet visible with ‘got the love’ layered on top of that in bold elegant font. The font is introduced with a drop capital letter (again very elegant) which adds to the theme.
The text is very neat, and the sub heading is capital and neat, with blue and bold incorporated in it to make the American effect. There isn’t any chaos included within the text, it’s something very mature and this is shown in all the ways, by the font, the layout and the way Florence is dressed like a mature young women covering herself up, yet showing leg- this is still elegant because she has covered most of herself up. There isn’t a lot crammed on the page, there is a lot of room yet the page isn’t empty. The layout is very neat. Florence is the main feature as she is a solo artist with a background group; they are rarely included as Florence is always the main feature.
Identity
Identity is an important factor in this, as she is the main singer and all the attention is on her. She is shown with a very straight face, all celebrities pose like this in articles (unless they have a specific mood incorporated into the article) this for some reason creates a very sexy look to the celebrity.
Information
Information is the most important part regarding a magazine article as the main purpose is to inform the reader; this again is part of the gratification theory as people want to know the latest to keep up and follow the crowed. The information predominately conveyed through this article is personal things, and an update about she is spreading her fan base and making it big in America.
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