This double page spread is an interview with pop idol Lady Gaga from the well known Q magazine.

On one side of the double page there is a black and white, mid body shot of Lady Gaga naked with loads of necklaces. Her hands are covering her parts so nothing is seen. Her hair is white and is quite messy which matches her personality of a pop star. She is known to be very extravagant in everything she wears and does which could also be why she is wearing no clothes. The next page of the spread is where

the article is situated. It is split into 3 different columns which fill the whole page. The font is classical and very basic which shows the maturity of the magazine.

There is a massive red ‘L’ which covers the whole page covering the text. The red colour contrasts the black and white image used for Lady Gaga, and is a code and convention often used on Q magazines where they use the initial of the person they are interviewing on the page.

The colour scheme for the double page spread is black and white with red. These colours contrast and is also a code and convention. The colours white and red are also the main colours for Q magazine and they are used for their logo.

The typography used in the double page spread is simple and basic. This again could show the maturity of the magazine, and basic fonts are always used in their issues. Their head mast even uses a classical font in their Q.

Lady Gaga’s pose is very ambiguous. She is staring into the camera in an intriguing way. This ultimately confused me and in a way drew me in. This could represent her personality as she is known to dress extravagant and peculiar.

This is an double page spread article on a music magazine featuring Lily Allen.

The colour scheme of the double page spread is red, black and white which has connotations of evil and darkness, blood and violence as well as love, and white could symbolise purity etc. which also contrasts. This could show the possible different sides to Lilly Allen.

These colours are often featured in rock magazines as it’s the nature of rock, but Lilly Allen doesn’t do rock music. This could perhaps symbolise her personality as a whole and not her music. This is shown in her black hair and makeup with is often considered gothic or stereotypically emo.

The heading is a quote from Lilly Allen as its in quotation marks. This instantly tells the reader that the spread is about Allen’s personal life. The heading is the biggest on the page and takes up 3 quarters of 1 page and leaks into the next. This obviously shows that the heading is the most important part of the spread and needs to be the main priority.

The black and white text in the heading contrasts and stands out more than anything on the page.

The article begins with a massive ‘I’ to show where the article begins which is a common code and convention among all magazines. The article itself stands out to me which is strange because its so small, but I think because its small it contrasts all the big text everywhere else on the page.

The pose Allen is standing in seems to me like she is leaning in as if she is listening to what people are saying, but in a sarcastic way like she doesn’t care.

The amount of empty space on the pages is important because it keeps it looking simplistic which is what the design is meant to look. Professional and simple.

The colour scheme of this DPS is primarily pink, black and white. The main colour is pink because Nicki Minaj is a very feminine woman and wears quite girly clothes. The main audience would also be primarily women.

The masthead is the largest and boldest on the page because it’s the name of the artists while the rest of it “The gospel according to…” is in black to stand out from the pink background, but it isn’t as big as the name since it doesn’t have importance.

The main image is a mid body shot of Nicki Minaj. It stands out from the background with black and white clothes and black hair. Its effective because it draws attention straight away. Her eyes are wide and makes her look crazy which represent her personality, which is also shown with the big ring she is wearing on her hand which says “loon”.

The article is spread along the bottom of the page similarly to other DPS’s. The beginning letter is big and bold which follows the magazine code and conventions which helps you see where the article begins. Its spread across three columns and then wraps around the side of Nicki Minaj’s image.

The colour scheme of the double page spread matches the outfit he is wearing which is red and black and a white, simple background. The colour red could symbolise love because the article is about girls and his ex girlfriend.

Justin Biebers pose is very relaxed and makes him look “cool” which goes along with his ‘pop star’ status. They use a chair as a prop to help with the pose. The chair is completely see through which also makes him look like he is floating. His facial expression looks like he is shocked, probably about girls.

The article is in the form of an interview. The questions from the interviewer are in red so the reader knows what the question is, with the answers being in black.

The head mast is again the largest typography on the page alike other magazines. Its in quotation marks so the reader knows it’s a quote. Its also black and red to match the colour scheme.

Personally, I don’t like the colour scheme, it doesn’t look appealing to me and I don’t like the red and black against the white background.