Hey Everyone,
For my final analysis of double page spreads I chose to do a
MOJO. This double page spread is quite different from the others that I have
analysed mainly because of the layout of the page. All the double page spreads I
have looked at have had the image of the artist if one of the pages and the article
on the other page but this double page spread has the image and the article
spread across the two pages. I think the image is also very different to the
other images on the double pages spreads I have looked at because they aren't being
very serious about the photo since they are covered in cream pies. It’s also a close
up of the whole band rather than a close up of one person or a long shot of the
whole band. I like how they haven’t made the photo very serious it gives you an
idea of their type of personalities. The image is all quite bright making it stands
out against the dark background of the page. When I take my pictures for my double page spread I might
try and take some that are landscape rather than portrait to see if it would
fit in to my double page spread, although it is typical to have the image on
just one side of the double page and most of the ideas and other magazines I have
looked at have kept to the idea of having the image on just one page and not
spread across the two. I will make sure
to keep in mind the colours that I want to use on my page so that when I take
my photos they will stand out against the background if I cut the image out or
stands out from the text if I have the text over one side of the image. The
next thing I noticed about this page was the title of the article “FUN! FUN!
FUN?” It stands out on the page as it has been written it bright yellow and out
against a black background, it’s also all in capitals and has been made look
really bold. The words its self reflects the image as they look like they are
having fun in the image. They have used repetition of the word fun in the title
with an exclamation mark after the first two times but a question mark after
the third which suggests that it might not be as fun as they think it. I like this title because of the
repetition and how bold it is against the dark background, when I design my
page I want to make sure that the title is one of the first things that the
reader notices so I want to make sure that the title stands out against the
background. As for the wording I think I would rather use a pun which is
related to the artist or the artist’s actual name than using something similar
to this title. Another place they have used colour really effectively is
the quote or subtitle at the side of the article. It has been highlighted with
a yellow background which matches the title. Since the text is black and the
background of the text is yellow is links in with the colours already on the page
really well and makes that bit of text really stands out as it is almost the
reverse of the main title. Within this bit of text some of the important names
have been written in red rather than black making them stand out even more
especially since they are the only thing on the page in red. If I decide to have an extra bit
of text on my double page spread, either a quote or a sub title, I would want
to make it stand out as well as this one does. I would try and make it a
contrasting colour to the background or use the idea of it being a completely different
colour to the other colours of the page so it grabs people’s attention straight
away. I don’t really like the idea of having the writing surrounded in a different
colour making it look like it has been highlighted as I feel like it makes the writing
look too blocky, I would rather having the text in just a different colour to
the background.
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