double page spread analysis music magazine

The feature article foe NME demonstrates several conventions that are usually found in Kerrang, the double page spread features blue banners behind the black and white text to make the information stand out to the reader. The main image is large and takes up one page of the magazine, this is important to the layout of the spread due to it's role in drawing the reader's eye upon first look at the page, whereas the blue text boxes and black feature box allows the reader's gaze to be pulled from left to right. This image also features several star vehicles in the form of 'The Teenagers', a band that must be somewhat popular with the readers of NME. The font used for the text is fairly blocky and stands out well on the pages, I would consider using a similar font on my own magazine as this works well.

This double page spread featured in Kerrang instantly captures the reader with the large main image and tagline. The image fills the entire background of the two pages, it features the star vehicle of 'Blood Red Shoes' which will appeal to redaer's who are fans of the band. The most important text is typed in yellow which naturally draws the eye when coupled with the dark background, this enables the reader's eye to be lead from place to place on the pages as the start of ever paragraph in the body text begins with a large yellow letter. Three main colours are used on this spread (Yellow, Black and White) I aim to use a small range of colours in my own magazine but I will break Kerrang's convention and add a few more to my own palette.

Q magazine presents us with a newspaper-like format, red and white are the only prominent colours on this feature spread and there isn't very much to look at in terms of imagery and large text. The image used on the right page is fairly mundane and boring, I believe it reflects the nature of the magazine well but does't do much for people who read Kerrang or NME. In regards to star vehicles I do not know who the man in the picture is, and readers who are not fans of the group/ band/ solo artist won't know either until they read the main article on the page. The large red 'T' in the background of the page seems to be a desperate attempt to draw the reader's eye to the feature article. I would not use any of the ideas that are presented on this double page spread due to their more sophisticated approach to music, I do not feel that this magazine represents my target audience.