Monday, 3 May 2010

Analysis of Double Page Spread

The first double page spread i am going to analyse is this one in the magazine NME.
This page lets off attitude.
The image is of Lily Allen who has a crazy attitude so the style of writing is taken from her loud personality.
The colours used on this page are the house colours of the NME magazine which are, red, black and white. These colours have also been used for the image, as the colours of Lily Allens shirt are these colours.
This article is on a plain white background which makes the story, image and text stand out.
Lily Allen's make up is made pale with dark eyeliners and eyeshadows which bring out more dark, crazy attitude. Her pose is her slightly leaning forward towards the camera with her hands on her hips. This pose and the slightly tilted camra angle makes lily seem important. When reading the headline which is a quote by her, we realise that the picture is almost mimiking what she is saying.
By looking at this double page spread, this article is informal. The text is like newpapers cuts outs of letters. This makes the article fun and eye catching for the reader, instead of dull and boring. Most readers can get put off by large amounts of writing on a page, However, this article has taken up majority of the space using the image on the right page and the main headline takes up the top left of the left page.
Overall, this article may be aimed at more of a younger reader a it looks rather informal and fun.

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