Double page spread analysis

Double page one - NME

The title is in reversed out text this makes it stand out more and attracts your attention to it. There are little fillers to fill any holes in the double page. the main text is in the middle all together so that you don't get distracted by the pictures being in the middle of the writing. There are little captions above the images that explain what they are about. There is a drop capital that emphasizes the first letter of the first word in the piece of text. This attracts your attention to the writing. There is a feature box that highlights the further information about the band.

The main picture takes up one page and it is of the band looking moody and cool. the poses represent their personalities. It shows that they are a moody band and quite edgy. Then there are little images of the same band from different tours and performances giving the reader more information about the band. There is a quote to in bold reversed out blue and white text and this makes us want to read on and find out more about what has been said. There clothes in the picture also say a lot about who they are and what they like. The magazine is clearly for older readers and the band are very sexual and the page has a mature style with dark edgy colours.

At the side of the NME logo it gives the name of the photographer and of the people who wrote the article. The side is the double page is in a different colour so that we know that it is unrelated to the stuff on the rest of the page. It shows you bands who you may like if you like The Teenagers giving you the choice to widen the range of music that you listen to. The main colours on the page are blue, black and white, they are quite edgy and mature colours which shows that the magazine is for an older audience. Down at the bottom it shows the NME logo which is proof of the fact that it is in NME magazine and shows you the link to their website if you want to find out anymore information about the band or anything else in the magazine. Also in the corner of the pictures there are little captions explaining its contents.

Double page two

The main colours in the page are silver and gold this is so it attracts the people who like The Black Eyed Peas and R'n'B style music. There is a big reversed out text, pull out quote in the middle of the page for you too read so that you get into the story and want to find out more. The picture shows the band looking very futuristic to relate to their genre and style of music. The girl has her stomach on show to make her look appealing and the stances that they are in reflect on the bands mood. The main title is in a white box that is made to look like it has been lifted off of the page using the shadow effect. this is to go along with the futuristic kind of theme and also to make it stand out for the viewer.

The first paragraph of the text just under that large title is in bold this is so that it catches your eye and you don't have to look close to read it. It is there so that you read it and want to know more about what is going on. The band are being interviewed and the questions are in bold whereas the answers are in normal text. this is so that you don't need to read the whole interview to get to the bits that you really want to read and so that you don't get confused about who is talking.