Double page spread analysis 2

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Main Image:The main image is of the band, The Arctic Monkeys. These is a relevant band to be in the magazine as the magazine is quite an indie/ rock genre based magazine. Looking at their outfits you may be able to guess that theyre an indie rock genre based band if you were unsure. This is because 3 members are dressed in quite rock style. This is because 2 members are wearing leather jackets and Alex is wearing a shirt. Theyre also wearing jeans and leather shoes. Also their hair is slicked back giving them an indie kind of look. However one member challenges this as he is wearing a suit and is stood quite professionally whereas the other 3 are quite laid back.

House style: The house style clearly indicates that the main colours are white and red, white black writing. This makes the writing more distinctive and eye catching. The layout is also quite simple yet appealing with having the members on one side and their information on the opposite side. There is also as use of a pull quote to grab the readers attention, as well as a drop cap to add extra detail to the piece making it more appealing for the reader.

Text:The text mentions a lot of quotes in which the band member has said, highlighting it is a interview of some sort. There is a lot of taboo language making it very informal. However this makes it more appealing to the reader as the band are just being themselves which the reader must like otherwise they wouldnt be interested In the band in the first place, this shows that the boys arent putting on an act to impress others and are just relaxed and being themselves.

The Guttenberg Design:The strong fallow area shows one of the band members and the weak fallow area shows some text from the interview. These points are usually mostly ignored as they fall outside the reading gravity and grab minimum attention however, the weak fallow area is more visually empathized with there being text there for the reader to read, grabbing the readers attention. Whereas the picture of the band member isnt as much visually emphasized therefore grabs minimal attention. Your eyes move along the axis of orientation, covering the whole page from the left to the right and moving down and starts from the primal optical area which is where the beginning of the title is and will finish in the terminal area in which another band member is shown.

Headline:The headline of this double spread mentions one of the bands singles When the sun goes down. As well as their album AM This therefore implies that this is helping promote the band as well as entertain the reader as it suggests that an interview has took place making it eye catching to the reader as they get to read about the band.

Design balance: The design of this is asymmetrical balance. This is because there are unequal visual weights on each side of the page. As you can see the right hand side of the page shows close up, portrait shots of each band member whereas the left hand side of the page shows the title and the main body of text. This is more dynamic as it offers more visual variety.