Textual analysis- double page spread

Mary spencer

Main title • The main title for this double page spread says the name of the artist

with an ellipse and then the words ‘superstar rising’• The colours that have been used are black and orange. the artists name

has been wrote in black and the other part has been wrote in orange.• He orange section of the title has been made much bigger and bolder

than the other part. This will have been done to ensure that it stands out the most. A different font has been used also for the different sections of the title.

• The text has been laid out into 3 separate columns.

Main image• The main image is a photo of the artist which the double page spread is

about. • The image is quite big and it takes up a full page leaving room on the

other page for the text of the article.• In the image the artist has orange lipstick on which has been made to

match up with the colour of some of the font on the page.• The lighting on the image is quite bright. The photo is quite set up and

posed, you can tell this as it’s a close up shot which means that can see a lot of close up details which you might not have seen if the picture was more of a long shot.

Font, colour and other images

• The font changed a lot throughout the full page. In the title it has two different types of fonts which changes when the colour does.

• The main section of text again has different fonts and alternates from orange and black. As this is an interview the questions that have been asked to the artist have been put in orange, and their responses have been put in black. The questions are also in a slightly bigger and bolder font in comparison to the responses.

• There's only one other image on this page apart from the main one. It is another image of the artist. But not on that’s purposes been took for that magazine. When reading into it I've realised that the image is related to one of the topics that’s been discussed within the interview.

Layout• As there is 2 different pages to look at both of them have different

layouts as their is different content and images on each.• The first page is just taken up with a large image of the artist which is

considered as the main image within the full article.• The second page has the title for both pages on it. It also has the main

text on it which includes an interview from the artist on it.• And the final thing that as been included on this second page is the

other smaller image witch has been put in the bottom right hand corner of the page near the text.

Main title• The main title for this image is in big bold pink and black font. The first

section of it is in black and the other half's in pink. • The main title is a quote from the interview itself. This was probably

chosen by the writers as they thought it would intrigue people so the want to find out more and read on.

• A small star text box has been put just above the title which says ‘cover story’ inside of it. This will tell readers in case they haven’t already realised that this was the article advertised on the front cover

Main image• The main image is of the artist herself, which they have left a full page

for this image to go on the right hand side.• The type of framing for this image is a long shot. You can tell this

because you can see her full body in the photo.• Even if you didn’t know that this was a pop magazine before looking at

this page, this image definitely indicates that it is. This is due to her facial expression, props, outfit choice and colour and positioning. All of these have tried to be presented in a fun, exciting and colourful way, which is what a pop magazines all about.

Font colour and images• Both the font and colour alternate throughout, by changing from pink to

black. In the title its just black text and pink text but its done slightly different in the main section of text (the interview).

• The way its been done in the main section of text is having all of the text in a small black font. But to separate for the reader the questions and the answers, the questions have been highlighted over the top with pink. This then leaves the responses to the questions in plain black font.

• There is only one other image in this article, apart from the main one. Which is still a picture of the artist but not one that’s been took for the purpose of the magazine it’s one they have took from a previous event that just relates to that part of the article.

layout• The layout of this magazine is quite similar to the previous one I

analysed but some things about it are different• It still has a full page for the main image like the last one but this time

her full body is in the shot making it a long shot. • On the other side of the page, that is where the title, text and small

image are. The title like I said before is at the top of the left hand page with the text underneath it. The text has been split up into three separate columns and the image as been put at the top of the second one.

Main title• The main title has been wrote by saying ‘the gospel according to’ and

then the name of the artist• Again like the other main titles I've looked at the colours of the font

within the title change and sort of have half of the title one colour and the other half another colour. the colours that have been used are again pink and black this is because the colour scheme of both pages incorporate these colours also.

• The black part of the title is much smaller than the pink part. The pink part is obviously the artists name, so its clear that It was important for whoever designed this page that her name stood out and was bold.

Main image • This main image for this double page spread is quite different to other

two I looked at, this is because the image had its own separate page. Whereas this image is sort of just in the middle of both pages and the text is wrote around it.

• Something that is similar with this main image and one of the other ones I looked at from a different double page spread is that the colour of the lipstick on the artist matched the colour scheme. In this one the main colour used throughout is pink and they’ve matched her lip colour to it.

• Her outfit also matches with the rest of the page, because the only other colour apart from pink used on he page is black. So her the black in her outfit ties in with the rest of he page.

Font, colour and images• The font changes throughout the article with certain parts of the text

highlighted and enlarged.• The colours throughout both pages is pink and black this is only colours

that are really used and are incorporated wherever they can be.• There isn’t any other images on the page, just the main image. This

might be because the image is quite big in comparison to the other magazines and there is more text so there's less room for another image.

Layout • The layout for this magazine is a lot different than the other two double page spreads

I've analysed. As this one doesn’t have a separate page for the image and another one for the text. This one is all just mixed into both.

• The interview has been wrote up into five spate columns across both of the pages, with the title at the top left hand side of the first page. The title is so big that it takes up half of the room on the first page.

• The image is just in the middle of the third and fourth column. The image is a mid shot so you can only see the top half of her as the image cuts off at the bottom of the page.

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Reflection• What I liked about the first double page spread was the title, so I

decided to use that as my own magazine name. I also liked the layout and the way the images and text were positioned.

• What I liked about the second one was the fact it looked like a typical pop magazine with the image being fun and young

• And the last one I chose because I liked the layout again and the colour scheme.