Double Page Analysis 3

The colour scheme of the spread is black, white and red. These colours may have been chosen because of the shirt the main feature image has on. The layout is simple, the main feature image is located on the right side of the page, covering most of it, a small part of the image (the elbow) stretches over the left page. The header is a pull quote, in an almost ransom note style font, this would most likely be off a website like ‘DaFont’. The text is white lettering with black rectangles behind them. It fills three quarters of the left page, also slightly stretching onto the right page. The kicker is in a simple sans serif black font, except for the main feature artist’s name: ‘Lily Allen’. The main feature text is only a tad smaller than the main feature text. The main feature text begins with a drop cap which is a very bold sans serif letter. It is then in four columns. There is also the page number and some additional information in small font. I think the ransom style lettering is chosen because the image of the artist and the header give the impression that she is more of a rebel and people seem to think she is maybe a bit of a trouble maker or attention seeker and as shown in the image, she has dark eye make- up on and has her hands on her hips whilst she is slightly leaning forward towards the camera. This also gives the impression that she is almost leaning towards the camera as if she is getting closer to the reader and letting them into her world.

Using Photoshop this double page spread could be made using a range of tools. Firstly, the background could be made by using the shape tool to create a rectangular shape which filled the page size, this background is either white or a light grey, so to change the colour of the shape you simply click on ‘FX’ then ‘colour overlay’. Although the image does look as if the background could just be the background in the actual image. Next, once the image has been brought into Photoshop, the ‘magic wand’ tool could be used by selecting the background to the image of the feature star, then by pressing delete, the main feature image would be left. However, by using this method, other similar coloured areas within the main feature image may be deleted also. So, to use ‘Magnetic Lasso’ may be better because it would delete the whole background in one, leaving what you want to leave. The header don’t would be probably off a website like ‘DaFont’ Once the font: ‘PEOPLE THINK I’M AN ATTENTION SEEKER, BUT I’M JUST BEING HONEST’ is placed on the page, using ‘magic wand’ to select the letters, then press ‘options’ and select ‘Inverse’ and then pressing ‘delete’ everything around the letters would be deleted except for the letters. The same could be done for the drop cap ‘I’ letter. The rest of the text could be made simply using the text tool. Also, by using ‘Ctrl’ and ‘T’ the size and angle of the shapes or text can be changed.

The magazine uses a low register when addressing the audience.