I really liked the look of this double page spread, it's miles away from the colour scheme and overall look I'm aiming for with my magazine, but the basis and general style of this magazine really appealed to me, and in some ways has influenced an idea for my own double page spread.
The colour usage overall is quite dark, and could be described as 'gloomy' but the title distracts from this a tad, as it's got quite a pop of colour in it and helps the article and dps in general to stand out further.
The images are positioned really well on this spread, the main one obviously draws the most attention, but the other images used are not in any way shadowed by the main image as they all have a red coloured border edging them away from fading into the dark background. Most of the text contrasts with the dark background as this article plays on the black and white them quite well and cleverly. In some sense, the images and themes, combined with the colours and props in the actual images give this article almost a Halloween theme!
The language on this article isn't formal in the slightest and could be seen as quite offensive to some audience's, however, as the magazine is aimed to quite a specific target audience I dont think these readers would take offense.
The colours are quite basic and simple too, but the overall article at a glance stands out as the text begins with an oversized 'T'. However, without the T in the text content the article wouldnt not be as attention grabbing and make come aross as quite boring, in some ways. But due to the graphical arrangement and usage this has een stopped. The colour scheme as a whole is very consistent and fits in with the one image used as it's really feminine focused and the questions are coloured in a pink/purple tone which, also, contrasts to the colour of the answers which is simply black.
The image and pose of the model (Kelly Osbourne) is scaled and positioned in a really effective way to fit around the question and answer scheme. This only works in such a good way because of the positioning of the text too, the columns used are arranged in such a way where the image looks as though it's purposely been photographed in this pose and sizing.
This is a double page spread taken from Q magazine, It's an article which features Lady GaGa one of the biggest, most famous superstars around. Yet this article doesn't match her star quality and her wild attitude, this is a simple BUT effective piece of text...
In the sense that one huge image, which covers the size of a full page features on the left and then the article relating to the star is on the right, in a simple font, followed by a traditional column format this makes the magazine professional (which it is anyway). In relation to text/font, a massive, capital 'L' has been used behind the actual article text, which obviously is relevant to 'lady gaga' and makes a huge impact and makes the article much more appealing and less dull.The fact the massive image, is alone, totally by itself and not next to any other image it sticks with the minimal theme and also, it's in black and white which detracts from the star's crazy side/style. That element alone gives the article a very controversial and individual theme.
Overall, This was one of my favorite double page spreads found during my research as it's so daring and takes that extra step to standing out.
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