BY JOANNE ARODA

Assignment 6: Research of Double Page Spreads

Stage 1 : Magazine Research

I’m reviewing

What kind of things are in the magazine?

Being a listings magazine it gives people the best

1. Restaurants2. Clubs3. Venues4. Films5. Music6. Shopping7. Styles...

Who is the audience/target audience? How do you know?  

The target audience is aimed at social people who enjoy night out with friends or after work i.e Uni students and working to upper class people

I think its a cross of both niche and mass audience its aimed at both males and females and from uni students to people in there late 40’s so there is no real limit

  How is the magazine organised/structures?

P: 4-23 ; Are interviews & reviews

P: 32-62 ; Has ad for venues and concerts, reviews of films, music, clubs, cabret, comedy, art etc

i= P: 68-78 ; Also has some reviews , The Eating & Drinking Awards, Top 10... Pubs with stories

What do they advertise?

They tend to advertise events among other things ...

British airways offers, Vodafone offers, Toyota offers, John Lewis, Hp windows 7 laptops, Time out guides, Master card, Concerts

Where is it magazine available?

Its available worldwide

How much does it cost to use a full double page spread in the magazine?

Stage 2: Double page spread

Layout Design

Dominating image of the comedian

Image from his show

Image of a show he guest stars in

Important quote

Web link for tickets

Capital letter shows start of interview

Showing who's being interviewed

Rhetorical question + small intro

How Is The Layout Effective And Eye Catching?

It does this by its dominant image and the person who's being interviewed popularity

The sentence quotes catches your eye and is one of the first things you read

The placement of the images does not draw away from the writing

Style of Font

The capital ‘A’ tell the reader its the beginning of the interview

The slightly bigger font for the quotes identifies its importance and is one of the first things people read

The white colour stands out from the red background which makes it readable

The boldness of the from and sizes is noticeably the title

Photo Manipulation

Lighting is manipulated to highlight the important people and the less

The cutting out of both people with touch up to the image

Organisation of Information

The writing being at the bottom and image all over gives the reader the chance to see the image and then start reading

The two images at the top and bottom are close to the corners which does not interferes with the article

The article is clear and dominant and the reader knows where to start with the capital ‘A’

Layout Design

Title across who pages in different colours

Different topics have clear headings

Two dominant images in relation to ‘James Bond’

Web link for more info

Mini into raising a question to be answered later

How Is The Layout Effective And Eye Catching?

With the two dominant images in relation to the iconic ‘James Bond’ theme will draws peoples attention

Their poses are unusual which will also catch readers attetion

Style of Font

Front is block bold capitals which catches the eye

Font is smaller but big enough to read

Headings for different sections are bigger than the info but smaller than the title so it doesn't get lost and can clearly be seen

Into clear enough to be seen and a different size than the rest

Photo Manipulation

Shading in the face along with light manipulation

Weight manipulation and facial touching up

Organisation of Information

Dominant images are striking and captures your attention

Web link

Title at the top and across both pages also different colours keeps it interesting

Different topics have different noticeable headings

Writing all around the image so both can be seen clearly

Layout Design

Simple bold black titleImage relating to the article

Steps to become an ‘anorak king’

Dominant image in the middle of both pages

Small intro with a question to be addressed in the article

Quote

Article runs on both side

How Is The Layout Effective And Eye Catching?

The dominant image in the middle catches the eye along with the other image for its different colours

Also the titles simplicity of the page spread

Style of Font

The size and boldness of the title stand out from the article font

The font is smaller but big enough to be read

The capital ‘I’ tell the reader where the article starts

The bigger font for the quote tells the reader its the most important part

The small info is a bigger font then the title but bigger than the article making it readable

Photo Manipulation

The lighting and colour manipulation so all features can be seen and lighting is even

Also to darken the background to draw attention to different areas

Organisation of Information

The image in the centre of both pages highlights its dominance

The image near the top corner of the page relating to the reading

The article is in a rectangle shape in appealing

The title in the top right corner is bold and this one of the first things that catches your eye