Final Double Page Spread

This is the final draft of the double page spread of my magazine.

My image uses the conventions of ‘Q’ magazine in terms of an A4 image being presented on the left-hand side page. However, I developed this convention as I presented the model in my photograph on the left-hand side but ensured the background of the image covered both pages and was placed behind the text so that the imaged spanned the centre line of the page. Furthermore, I challenged the code of mise en scene in my image in comparison to the image of Lady Gaga on my prominent style model. On ‘Q’ magazine, the artist is presented in a mid-shot to allow her relatively seductive pose and outfit to be presented. This also allows her facial expression to be shown clearly and her eye contact with the audience will be enticing. This is a feature I did incorporate in my image as my model is looking directly at the camera to act as a personal pronoun to allow the reader to feel she is talking directly to them.

I also continued elements of the consistent colour scheme as the title is presented in pink, the main body of the text is presented in black and smaller pieces of text such as the caption and quote are presented in white. Therefore, I included this feature which is included in ‘Q’ magazine. The title is the key text which should be noticeable to entice the audience to read this article. Therefore, I presented the heading in the pink colour to allow it to stand out in contrast to the darker coloured background. I also presented the heading of the page in a distorted font. This challenges the convention of my style model as this presents the heading in a simple font. I challenged this convention as I believe it accompanies the consistent house style of the magazine as previous titles on my magazine were written in similar distorted styles.

Similar to my style model, I placed the main body of the text in the article in a 3-column format. This technique allows a lot of writing to fit on to one page without appearing to look too much like an essay which could prove to be relatively daunting for my younger target audience. Columns are generally more appealing in magazines as they allow for organisation and ease of reading. Furthermore, it fills in excess blank space for a more atmospheric and aesthetically pleasing feel.

I placed the logo of my magazine in the bottom right-hand corner of the page in the form of a block capital letter ‘A’. It is presented in the consistent house style due to the pink colour and distorted font to allow it to stand out. The logo is placed on the page to allow the reader to become familiar with the magazine and recognise it to define that it is the official version of the magazine. This is a common convention which I utilised from ‘Q’ magazine to make mine more successful. The logo is placed alongside the page number which is another common convention of the majority of music magazines including my prominent style model ‘Q’.