2nd December 2011

   I have now looked at two double page spreads from Q Magazine. The first is an article on Amy Winehouse, after passing away. This article features over 14 in pages in the magazine due to its great importance. It contains an unseen interview and comments on the star made by other artists. This double page spread is taken from the third and fourth pages of the article. Similarly to the Rihanna article in Company, a picture has been used which takes up an entire page. However, this picture is on the right page and overlaps onto the left.   

   Another quote is used as the main point of focus for the left page, this time reading 'I'M NOT A HORRIBLE GIRL'. This statement takes up the majority of the page and is written in a bold black font. The bold black font compliments the 'in-your-face' attitude of the statement. The background colour of the left hand page is white as this makes the black text easier to read and gives the article a more sophisticated appearance to appeal to the target audience. Below the quotation features an introduction into the interview. In this introduction the artists name, Amy Winehouse, has been written in white, upper case letters and features in a black box to make it stand out.
   The left page has a small version of the magazine logo in the left corner alongside the page number and issue date. The right page does not have these features due to the picture, however, it does have a sentence of information as to where the photo was from and who it was taken by.

   This next article appears in the same issue of Q Magazine and features an article on the cover stars Kasabian. This double page spread appears half way through the article and so has the text continuing from another page. The left side of the page consists entirely of the article. The text has been arranged into three neat columns which give it a mature and educated appearance. As the article is an interview it shows what the interviewer is saying as well as the artist's response. The questions by the interviewer are written in a bold font, to distinguish a difference between who is talking for which part of the article. The start of each response by the artist begins with 'TM:' which is the artists name (Tom Meighan) and is written in red. This is done to emphasise the difference between who is talking. The same red is used as the magazine logo which makes the word stand out and seem more important. In the centre of the page a quotation from the article is used. This is written in upper case, and has a bold red font to gain the readers attention. This is something which appears to be common in magazines where an interesting statement is picked out.

   The right page features a small sub article about the same artist titled 'TOM MEIGHAN'S WORLD OF MONSTERS'. This page features the only photo of the artist on the double page spread, a full shot of Tom Meighan gripping the back of his head with his hand. This page has more of an informal layout with playful fonts which compliment the theme of the topic. There are several illustrations which appear around the page, which have a child like appearance, again to go with the theme. I particularly like the full shot being used in the centre of the page with text laid out around it. However I think I want my page to look more sophisticated like the left hand page.