Evaluation of Double Page Spread

Evaluation of Double Page Spread



This is a good example of a double page spread from Kerrang Magazine. There are many reasons why it is good such as the Main heading for the article is very eye catching and bold, this is good as it instantaniously grabs the users attention drawing them to read the whole article if they were just flicking through the magzine quickly. Another good feature is the use of the image on the right of the double page, this is good as once again is instantly grabs the users attention as the image sticks out, it is also good as it relates to the content helping fans of the band to relate more to the content being written. The colours used in the double page are also good as they are all the same, the colours used are white black and red which once again stick to kerrangs own house style.

 

This is another good example of the double page spread. One of the reasons why it is good is the use of images throught the article, this is good as it gives the reader something so relate the content to giving them the chance to see what the content in the article is about. They are also very eye cathing and help to draw the attention of the user. The layout of the magzine double page spread is also very good, the pictures are all framed around the page with the text all on the left hand side of the page, this makes the double page look a lot more professional and more attractive to the reader. The colours used are also very good as the article uses the colours white, black and red once again sticking to Kerrangs own house style.

Evaluation of Kerrang Contents

Evaluation of Kerrang Contents Page:

This contents page is a very good example of a professional looking magazine contents page. It is also good for many reasons, such as the layout of the Kerrang Contents page is very well done. It allows the user to read all of the content very easily as it is all framed so that each bit of content is distinguishable from other content. The Fonts used within the contents page are also very good as the titles used for each part of the magazine are very bold drawing the attention of the user and also once again they are very distinguishable meaning that the reader can quickly find the part of the magzine that they would like to read. The colour scheme used sticks to the simple yet striking colours used throughout the magazine, the Yellow text on the black background once again helps to draw the attention of the reader. Another good feature of this contents page is the use of Photos, this is good as it gives the reader something that is related to the content to look at while reading the page.

This is another good example of a contents page. There are a number of reasons why this is a good contents page such as, The use of images used within the contents page is good. This is a good feature as it allows the reader to see what the content is about before reading it, also it grabs the readers attention drawing them to the most important content in the magazine such as the exclusive interviews. Another good feature is the use of eye catching fonts. This is good as it draws the readers attention to the different sections of the magazine and helps to distinguish the different parts of the magzine from the others.  The use of colours is also a good feature as the yellow text on the black background helps to draw attention to the different parts of the magazine and also helps to distinguish different parts of the magazine helping the user to find the part of the magzine they want to read. The colours used also stick to kerrangs colours scheme of white, black yellow and some red. This is good as readers will directly associate this with kerrang. Lastly there is a good use of an advert used as the bottom right of the contents page, this is good as it is helping to promote the magaize through the use of an offer on the magazine, helping to entice the reader to buy the magazine more.

Media Forms

Here are all the needed forms for my media production.

Finished Double Page Spread

This is the completed double page spread for my music magazine.

Finished Contents Page

This is my completed contents page for the magazine.

Finished Front Cover

This is my completed front page of my magazine.

Photoshop Picture

I have just finished photo-shopping another picture for use within my magazine. I have made the photo black and white, cleared the floor of debris and also added a colour splash effect to the sign in the middle.