Analysis of Double Page spread

The colour gold has once again been used to portray a new, wealthy and exclusive band. Bylines reading 'We're all having so much fun' and 'We've revitalised Blues music' have been used to show what the band have said during the interview and to grab the readers attention.

I have used two shades of blue so that the colours are not consistantly the same throughout the magazine, however I wanted to stick with the blue theme for the reasons I have already given. This adds variation and an interesting edge to the page.

I have used plugs in my double paged spread to add verismiltude to the piece. For my work to look like a real music magazine conventions such as Plugs and bylines are necessary. Plugs that I have used are the images in the bottom right corner. These are also advertisers as they promote the band. I have filled most of the page with text because the band are new stars and therfore I believe the page should have as much information about them as possible so that the readers can judge whether they like them or not.

The text is in @MS Mincho font which I thought was the most appropriate for an interview style conversation. The text that reads who speaks e.g. 'Adam:' is in bold font. This has been done to make it stand out in comparison to the rest of the text.

I have included straplines and a website address to add to the realism of the magazine. The text boxes also have a black border line to separate the text boxes and make it bolder. The first text that can be seen on the left of the page is in white font so that it is clear to the reader that it is separate from the interview.

Red has been used for the byline at the bottom of the page so that a variation in colour is seen and a vibrant feel is present amongst the traditional blues themes. This goes against the conventions of a Blues magazine, however I believe that is the selling point for my magazine, that it is does not always follow the conventions.