Similar Product Research: Double Page Spread

This is my analysis of a double page spread article. I chose an article from a magazine called MixMag, with the article featuring the international female DJ collective known as "Girlcore". The first thing the reader looks at when they see the page is the giant image placed at the top centre of the double page spread. This image is a long shot which shows the whole group in a children's playground. The long shot is used to show the group as there is a total of twelve DJ's in their group. This main large image is accompanied by four smaller images which are placed directly below it at the centre bottom of the page. These images are used to show various scenes from clubs that they have attended or played a set as a a DJ at. A couple of the pictures are named "Ladies Night" and "Glitter Balls" and these in particular pictures show how fun and easy going the group are as DJ's. In total on the double page spread there are six images, five in the centre of the page and one sitting on top of the text on the right hand side of the page. This picture shows the another scene from a club of a girl dancing. This image is a medium to long shot. In terms of colours, this double paged spread uses a very simple white background with black writing and black logos. This is used as the creator of the spread is making sure that you look at the images first, which are presented in colours of pink and green. The style and layout of this double paged spread is very simple.It presents the text form the article in two columns on either side of the page. In the main image in the centre of the page is a pull quote that says, "Everybody ends up covered in either food, glitter or beer". This is used to show one of the main quotes from the article and is there to make the reader interested in the article and makes them want to read it.The actual topic of the article is very much related to the the house style of the magazine. It mentions things such as "the Secret Garden Festival" and the "Offset Festival" in Moscow which are both major music and dance festivals. These certain festivals are only things that people who read a magazine such as MixMag would actually know about. The typography of this article is presented in five different font styles and a grand total of four different font sizes. This therefore means that the different font styles make sure that the double paged spread is not repetitive and keeps the reader engrossed.

Shaun Casey