Double Page Article Image Analysis
Double-Page Spread One
There is a drop cap on the beginning letter of the article, making it stand out, and drawing your eye to the beginning of the text so that you start to read it. This draws the audience into the article, as the drop cap is much larger than the rest of the text, and is also in a different font, that matches the title where it says 'got the love', keeping the fonts in the article to a minimum, therefore not overcrowding the reader's eye with too much going on in the article.
Because the title is in two different fonts, the play on words is highlighted with the title being a song lyric of the artist in the picture, showing how this artist has been introduced to the USA. For this reason, in the photograph, the artist has been made to sit on an American flag that has been draped over a seat for the artist to sit on. This has been done to highlight the introduction that the artist has 'America at her feet'. She has also been put in a completely black outfit, making her stand out from the background, as nothing else behind her is black, and so she stands out to the reader. The black also contrasts her hair and colour, making her stand out more because the black highlights her pale skin, which also makes her hair seem more red.
In the top right hand corner of this article, there is the feature artists name in a black box, so it keeps in with the colour scheme of the page, yet the text inside the box is white, therefore making the name stand out to the reader. Also, in the introduction to the article, which is in the same font as the rest of the article, however, slightly larger, the artists name has been highlighted in blue. This stands out when reading the article, as it is a completely different colour to anything else that is on the page, and so makes the name stand out to the people reading. Underneath the title, there are name's given credit to for the written article, and the photography. To state which is which, the font has been put in bold when saying 'Words' and 'Pictures' to differentiate between the names, and what they are being given credit for. As this text is underneath the title, it has also been put in the same font so that it doesn't detract from the article too much, but instead gives it a unified feel; however, the size of the text is dramatically smaller, so that it is larger than the article text so the credit is readable without straining so that people can see their names.
There is a drop cap on the beginning letter of the article, making it stand out, and drawing your eye to the beginning of the text so that you start to read it. This draws the audience into the article, as the drop cap is much larger than the rest of the text, and is also in a different font, that matches the title where it says 'got the love', keeping the fonts in the article to a minimum, therefore not overcrowding the reader's eye with too much going on in the article.
Because the title is in two different fonts, the play on words is highlighted with the title being a song lyric of the artist in the picture, showing how this artist has been introduced to the USA. For this reason, in the photograph, the artist has been made to sit on an American flag that has been draped over a seat for the artist to sit on. This has been done to highlight the introduction that the artist has 'America at her feet'. She has also been put in a completely black outfit, making her stand out from the background, as nothing else behind her is black, and so she stands out to the reader. The black also contrasts her hair and colour, making her stand out more because the black highlights her pale skin, which also makes her hair seem more red.
In the top right hand corner of this article, there is the feature artists name in a black box, so it keeps in with the colour scheme of the page, yet the text inside the box is white, therefore making the name stand out to the reader. Also, in the introduction to the article, which is in the same font as the rest of the article, however, slightly larger, the artists name has been highlighted in blue. This stands out when reading the article, as it is a completely different colour to anything else that is on the page, and so makes the name stand out to the people reading. Underneath the title, there are name's given credit to for the written article, and the photography. To state which is which, the font has been put in bold when saying 'Words' and 'Pictures' to differentiate between the names, and what they are being given credit for. As this text is underneath the title, it has also been put in the same font so that it doesn't detract from the article too much, but instead gives it a unified feel; however, the size of the text is dramatically smaller, so that it is larger than the article text so the credit is readable without straining so that people can see their names.
Double-Page Spread Two
Behind the article there is a large letter, which is the beginning letter of the artists stage name, and so makes the article stand out when going through the pages of the magazine, as there is a large letter 'L' next to a large image of the artist on the opposite page. This watermark behind the text makes the article stand out, not only because of its size, but because it is in a bold, red font as well, which juxtaposes the photograph, which is in classic black and white. This has been done, as the magazine's masthead is in the bottom right hand corner, and so the red from the masthead has been picked up and used for the watermark, drawing even more attention to it. The image used for the article takes up one half of the DPS, dominating the article, as it stands out most towards the reader. There has also been a watermark placed in the image, so that it is behind the model, but in front of the background used in the image, which is the magazine's way of using subliminal messaging to get their audience to read the article.
The name in the top right hand corner of the article states the feature artist for the article, and so introduces the artist straight away to the reader, so that everyone knows who she is. This means that the reader isn't confused or left guessing as to the artists identity if they don't know who she is. The first word of the artists name is in a different font to the second part of her name, which draws attention to the name in the corner, also highlighting how it isn't her actual name, merely her stage name, as well as the second part of her name being in full capitals. There are drop caps used whenever a different topic comes up in conversation for the article. The drop caps used are in thick, bold, black lines, and so catch the eye of the reader so that they are drawn into the article, and want to read the text. This is because it varies the size of the rest of the text, which means that the reader doesn't get bored of looking at the text.
The page number for the page is in the bottom right hand corner of the page, next to the magazine's masthead, which has been shrunken down so that it doesn't take any space away from the article, but so that it is present on the article, meaning that the DPS is identifiable to the reader. The page number is next to it, with white numbers in a black box, reversing the colour scheme of the page so that the reader's attention was drawn to it; however, making it small so that it wasn't too distracting from the main article. On the far left hand side of the second half of the A3 page, the magazine's website has also been placed, so that the bottom of the text has been placed in line with the bottom of the page number and masthead; however, it is also small. and so doesn't detract away from the main article, but due to the aligning of the text, it does stand out.
Behind the article there is a large letter, which is the beginning letter of the artists stage name, and so makes the article stand out when going through the pages of the magazine, as there is a large letter 'L' next to a large image of the artist on the opposite page. This watermark behind the text makes the article stand out, not only because of its size, but because it is in a bold, red font as well, which juxtaposes the photograph, which is in classic black and white. This has been done, as the magazine's masthead is in the bottom right hand corner, and so the red from the masthead has been picked up and used for the watermark, drawing even more attention to it. The image used for the article takes up one half of the DPS, dominating the article, as it stands out most towards the reader. There has also been a watermark placed in the image, so that it is behind the model, but in front of the background used in the image, which is the magazine's way of using subliminal messaging to get their audience to read the article.
The name in the top right hand corner of the article states the feature artist for the article, and so introduces the artist straight away to the reader, so that everyone knows who she is. This means that the reader isn't confused or left guessing as to the artists identity if they don't know who she is. The first word of the artists name is in a different font to the second part of her name, which draws attention to the name in the corner, also highlighting how it isn't her actual name, merely her stage name, as well as the second part of her name being in full capitals. There are drop caps used whenever a different topic comes up in conversation for the article. The drop caps used are in thick, bold, black lines, and so catch the eye of the reader so that they are drawn into the article, and want to read the text. This is because it varies the size of the rest of the text, which means that the reader doesn't get bored of looking at the text.
The page number for the page is in the bottom right hand corner of the page, next to the magazine's masthead, which has been shrunken down so that it doesn't take any space away from the article, but so that it is present on the article, meaning that the DPS is identifiable to the reader. The page number is next to it, with white numbers in a black box, reversing the colour scheme of the page so that the reader's attention was drawn to it; however, making it small so that it wasn't too distracting from the main article. On the far left hand side of the second half of the A3 page, the magazine's website has also been placed, so that the bottom of the text has been placed in line with the bottom of the page number and masthead; however, it is also small. and so doesn't detract away from the main article, but due to the aligning of the text, it does stand out.
Double-Page Spread Three
The article for this DPS has been done as an interview with the feature artist, and so the article is written as questions and answers. The colour scheme for this DPS is black, white and pink, which can mainly be seen in the article. This is because the artist, who has been pictured on the left hand page of the DPS is wearing all black, along with heavy eye makeup, yet has platinum blonde hair, which stands out against the black she's wearing. The article attempts to impersonate this blonde, by using white text to stand out against the black background this artist has also been placed against. Pink text has also been used in the article, as it stands out against everything, thereby highlighting the important information in the article, and not blending into the article. For this reason, the questions that the interviewer has asked have been highlighted in this pink, so that they catch the reader's eye, with the artist's answers in white so that they match with her hair, allowing the reader to be able to associate her answers with her, as the colour matches her hair. There is also white text in the bottom right hand corner, that is leading up the side of the page vertically, which credits the writer of this article, interview and photographer.
There is an article placed before the interview however, introducing the feature artist, and so a drop cap has been used at the beginning of the article, to show the reader where it is the article starts. This letter is larger than the rest of the text, highlighting this; however, the first two words of the article have also been highlighted to emphasise the drop cap's point of where the article starts, yet again drawing the reader into the text. There is also a short introduction before the article, summarising the article for the reader, however, it is a lot shorter as it's in a larger font, highlighting it. This has been put in the magazine for the reader to have a look at so that they can see if they want to read the rest of the article. For this reason, the artist's name has been highlighted in the same pink used in the interview, as well as a quote, which was also highlighted pink, where the artist has been referred to as "Pretty Reckless".
This quote has also been placed in the top right hand corner of the page, in a pink box using white text, highlighting it even further, as it is half a sentence, where the second half to end it is in fact the title of the article. The word "Child" from the title has been placed in the same font as the introduction, however, a much larger text has been used to highlight it. The first word of the title, "Wild", has been placed in a font that is completely separate to anything else on the page, emphasising the word, and showing what it means. This word has also been placed in the pink used elsewhere in the DPS to highlight it even further. The pink box that was used in the top right hand corner of the DPS has also been placed in the bottom left hand corner of the DPS, so that it is over the top of the image, with a pull quote inside it. This quote has been put in a white font, like the words in the other pink box were, however, key words from the quote have been picked out and highlighted, by using black text. This has been done to match the black eye makeup and colours that the artist is wearing. However, this isn't done anywhere else, as there is no other black text throughout the entire DPS, and so the reader's attention is drawn to this pull quote, leaving them to decided whether or not they wish to reader the article.
There is only one image used for the entire article, which is of the feature artist. This image has been used against a black background, so that the model's clothes somewhat blend into the background, apart from her hair, which stands out brightly against the dark background, drawing in the reader. The image has been laid out so that is slightly overlaps the centrefold of the DPS, meaning that the image is on both sides of the page. For this reason, the right hand side of the DPS has a slightly opaque box behind it for the text, so that the text that is going over the image is the focus, as the opaque box behind the text has dulled out the focus of the image overlapping onto the right hand side of the page.
The article for this DPS has been done as an interview with the feature artist, and so the article is written as questions and answers. The colour scheme for this DPS is black, white and pink, which can mainly be seen in the article. This is because the artist, who has been pictured on the left hand page of the DPS is wearing all black, along with heavy eye makeup, yet has platinum blonde hair, which stands out against the black she's wearing. The article attempts to impersonate this blonde, by using white text to stand out against the black background this artist has also been placed against. Pink text has also been used in the article, as it stands out against everything, thereby highlighting the important information in the article, and not blending into the article. For this reason, the questions that the interviewer has asked have been highlighted in this pink, so that they catch the reader's eye, with the artist's answers in white so that they match with her hair, allowing the reader to be able to associate her answers with her, as the colour matches her hair. There is also white text in the bottom right hand corner, that is leading up the side of the page vertically, which credits the writer of this article, interview and photographer.
There is an article placed before the interview however, introducing the feature artist, and so a drop cap has been used at the beginning of the article, to show the reader where it is the article starts. This letter is larger than the rest of the text, highlighting this; however, the first two words of the article have also been highlighted to emphasise the drop cap's point of where the article starts, yet again drawing the reader into the text. There is also a short introduction before the article, summarising the article for the reader, however, it is a lot shorter as it's in a larger font, highlighting it. This has been put in the magazine for the reader to have a look at so that they can see if they want to read the rest of the article. For this reason, the artist's name has been highlighted in the same pink used in the interview, as well as a quote, which was also highlighted pink, where the artist has been referred to as "Pretty Reckless".
This quote has also been placed in the top right hand corner of the page, in a pink box using white text, highlighting it even further, as it is half a sentence, where the second half to end it is in fact the title of the article. The word "Child" from the title has been placed in the same font as the introduction, however, a much larger text has been used to highlight it. The first word of the title, "Wild", has been placed in a font that is completely separate to anything else on the page, emphasising the word, and showing what it means. This word has also been placed in the pink used elsewhere in the DPS to highlight it even further. The pink box that was used in the top right hand corner of the DPS has also been placed in the bottom left hand corner of the DPS, so that it is over the top of the image, with a pull quote inside it. This quote has been put in a white font, like the words in the other pink box were, however, key words from the quote have been picked out and highlighted, by using black text. This has been done to match the black eye makeup and colours that the artist is wearing. However, this isn't done anywhere else, as there is no other black text throughout the entire DPS, and so the reader's attention is drawn to this pull quote, leaving them to decided whether or not they wish to reader the article.
There is only one image used for the entire article, which is of the feature artist. This image has been used against a black background, so that the model's clothes somewhat blend into the background, apart from her hair, which stands out brightly against the dark background, drawing in the reader. The image has been laid out so that is slightly overlaps the centrefold of the DPS, meaning that the image is on both sides of the page. For this reason, the right hand side of the DPS has a slightly opaque box behind it for the text, so that the text that is going over the image is the focus, as the opaque box behind the text has dulled out the focus of the image overlapping onto the right hand side of the page.
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