Detailed Research for Double Page Spread

This first image is what I am planning my double page spread to look like. I really like this image, as it is from the same magazine as my front cover so there is synergy and this will help me adopt the same effect. The dark background created is what I really like as the model is pale and therefore her COMPLEXION and facial features are enhanced by the dark background. The contrast of the writing to the background works well as the text is easy to read. The only thing in colour is the image of the model and her title ‘MADONNA LOOKS BACK’.

The second double page spread is a continuation of the first one as it is a special edition it has incorporated how the front cover of ‘Rolling Stone’ is black and white and made all the pictures on the right black and white. This is another option that I would really like to adopt as it is not just one picture so it is not boring. There is however one picture that is landscape and takes up half of the page. This allows the other pictures to stand out as the editor has made the other pictures darker and lighter to CONTRAST the main image on that page. Also there is a pink box that breaks the black and white so that the image is not so boring. This pink is also on the left page with the interview and the first picture which creates a constant feel to the magazine. The writing on the left side is in three columns, as my interview will not be over the course of three double pages I will not need columns for my interview.

This is the last edition of the Madonna issue and I like this double page spread however not as much as the other ones. As it is not an introductory double page spread, the layout is different and it is not as STRIKING as the dark background against the writing. However the picture on the right is very striking as it appears to be Madonna in concert with a musical instrument being very flexible. Both the pictures on this double page spread are in colour. I will adopt both on my double page spread but on separate pages. The title links to the issue is reinforced again with the picture of her with her children to highlight a particular point in her life. Lastly the colour scheme has been consistent throughout which I will definitely employ in my music magazine.