This double page spread is an article about the pop superstar, Rihanna. The first two things which catch your eye are the main image of Rihanna, which takes up the whole of the left page, and a sentence which crosses over the two pages in quotation marks. The quotation marks immediately indicate that this is something which has been said by whom the article is featured on. This entices the audience into wanting to read more by giving just a short quote. The text is all in upper case to make it stand out more and has a bold pink and black font colour. The pink stands out well as the rest of the page is black and white. The black has been used against a white background so that it contrasts and again makes it bolder. The black font colour has been used only for the word 'MY', perhaps to emphasise that this is her life she is talking about. As this feature has a fairly long article, it has been spread out over four pages instead of cramming it into two. Therefore, the whole article does not feature on this double page spread. Having read the article it seems that the quote 'I LOVE MY CRAZY LIFE' fits well with it as Rihanna's interview begun with them going on a wild goose chase to find props and costumes for one of Rihanna's concerts as one of her tour buses had been involved in an accident.
There are several pictures of Rihanna over the two pages. The main photo is a medium close-up shot of Rihanna looking down and smiling. The image takes up the whole of the left side of the page and is in black and white. On the second page there are various different shots of Rihanna having make-up applied. These feature in rows, similarly to a film strip. These photos are again in black and white and trail off the page, cropping some of the photos. These goes with the 'crazy' and perhaps even disorganised feel of the article to match the interview. It also show a more behind-the-scenes view of the artist and indicate that the interview is more in-depth and involved. These images appear on an angle which aligns with the quote and the first part of the article.
The article is introduced with a small amount of information indicating what topics are going to be covered in the article. This is positioned away from the article, between the photos and the quote. Despite this, the reader will know to look at this first as it appears higher on the page and the larger font will attract the attention first. The actual article then begins in the bottom right corner. The article begins with a large speech mark which is the same colour pink as the quote. This follows by the article which uses a smaller, plain black font. The text finishes on mid sentence as it reaches the end of the page and so a small arrow is used to indicate that the article continues over the page.
The left page does not feature a page number ad there is a picture which covers where it would appear. However the right page does have a page number in the bottom right corner. The issue month and the magazine website appear alongside. In the top left hand corner the word 'celeb' has been written. This is to indicate what type of article the feature is. This article would appear under the 'celeb' sub-heading in the contents page. I very much like the sophisticated layout of the magazine and the use of clear fonts which make the articles easy to read. I think that the pictures work well together along with the text. I don't think that I want to have a whole page taken up by the photo as I wish to show more of my article.
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