Analysis of a professional double page spread

Main image of artist/band• The image is on one single page with the writing on the other

page. Usually the image will use direct address, which this magazine does, it is of two of the artists from the band that the article is wrote about.

Language of the text• The language of the double page spread is informal, as it is

establishing a relationship with the reader, for example it describes at the start of the text ‘Alice Cooper picks up a glass of beer’, this wouldn’t be mentioned in a formal article, as it is an informal situation.

Layout• Usually there are 2 or 4 columns, however this magazine has

three columns, the middle column has subsidiary images and the two beside it has the article. This gives the magazine a

simple and clear structure, also making it neat.

Drop capital • The drop capital/cap, stems down 7 lines, and gives the

magazine style and creates a brand.

Page numbers• Page numbers usually have the magazines logo or masthead

next to it, but this magazine does not. The page numbers usually sit on the bottom left hand or right hand corners, in

this magazine they sit on the bottom right hand corners.

Full stop• Instead a full stop at the end of an article, it may have the logo, or a small block, or a letter, related to the magazine, but this magazine has an arrow, directing the reader to the next

page.

Colour scheme• The colour scheme is specific to the magazine, this magazine

has the colours black, white and red, which is quite simple and consists of 3 colours.

By line• There is a by line, which tells the audience who the columnist

is, who is Kevin Murphy.

Artist promotion• At the end of the article it will usually have an album release

date or a tour date for example, this magazine.

Subsidiary images• These are smaller images in the article and tend to be pictures

of what the artist has done and is talking about in the article, these are seen as a representation of the artist, where in this magazine we see them with different celebrities showing they are popular and well-known, we also see them performing, which promotes the band.

Captions • These are used underneath the subsidiary images to give the

reader more information of what the images are, where in this magazines captions we learn who is in the image and what is going on.