Double Page Spread Research

Here are the same 4 magazines again but this time looking at double page spreads.

First we have Classic Rock and an article about early British Rock Festivals. The article starts with with a large title at the top in two tone with the word APOCALYPSE in red and with faded edges. This gives it a more grungy look. The first word of the article is also larger and more fancy. Under the title is a short summery of what the article is about. this allows a reader to seeing if they will be interested with out having to read the whole thing. the writing on the page is separated into two columns and have selected quotes pulled out and placed bigger in between. These quotes are normally interesting and make the reader what to read the whole article to fully understand the context of the quote. This Double page spread features a large collection of pictures and the has captions which explain what the pictures are about. Also when the writing finishes there is an arrow to tell the reader that the article continues onto the next page.

This was one of the very few double pages inside of Vice, because the magazine features more adverts than the average magazine because it is free. This idea of a free magazine is something i plan to use in my magazine. The Vice article features a collage of pictures on one page with short descriptions under them. The writing is laid out very similarity to Classic Rock. The writing is in two large columns and features large quotes. This is the most common magazine layout and is used by most publications.

Dazed and Confused features a photo with the title of the article over it and the short description plus credits to the writer and photographer. Again the article is set out into columns but because this article is an interview it states the who is talking and reads like a transcript.

Finally in MOJO, again the text is set out in the same way but doesn't contain quote enlarge but rather has a quote over the picture of The Beach Boys. The article also includes some pictures of old records over the the picture. also the pictures are given a white border with a drop shadow.