Jack Glennon – Dizzee Rascal double spread analysis

Target audience – For this article, I would say that the target audience for this article would be anyone who listens to the pop/rap genre of music. Dizzee Rascal is a huge artist within the music and would attract many readers.

Main image - Covering the right hand side of the double page, this image is a medium close up of Dizzee Rascal, he is wearing a suit and seems to be stood in a position that anyone with some sort of power would stand in. The use of high key lighting brings a brighter, vibrant mood to the article.

Colour – The colours used in this double page spread are white, black and red. The fact that ‘Dizzee Rascal’ is in red compared to black like the rest of the cover line makes it stand out from the rest of the article. This would instantly attract the attention of the reader as they can identify the focus of the article straight away.

Design balance – On this double page spread, it is well balanced with around 50-50 split between main image and article text. This seems a good balance because there is a good amount for the reader to read but there is not too much so that the reader becomes bored.

Type face/text content – The font used is a Sans-serif font, this is a more informal font and would hopefully create a more friendly connection with the audience. In terms of content it is an interview, and to the audience it seems that the interviewer and Dizzee Rascal are just having a friendly chat compared to a formal interview.

Gutenberg design principle – This principle is used within this double page spread, the primary optical area in the top left corner of the page is filled with the cover line of the article, this attracts and entices the reader to read further into the article. Each other major part of the optical areas is filled with important items like the main image and article text itself.

Comparison- The two double page spreads are similar in many ways and one of their only major differences is the music that they both play. Both pages are split so that the main image takes up the right hand side and the article itself is on the left. Also in terms of contents, both are very informal interviews as if you were reading a conversation between two people.

House style – The colour scheme for this double page article is very complimentary of each other, also the colours help represent the laid back nature of the music. Design wise it is very consistent and in a way traditional with the article on the left and main image on the right.