Construction: Double Page Spread

The double page spread in my magazine will be about my second model. As she is on my front page, and this will show continuity. I may use my first model for my contents page for a variety in images and style, as both of my models have different looks.

I have been editing my images on Photo Shop which I would like to add to my double page spread. Here are the images I have been editing:

The first image (left) has potential to be in my magazine, however the shadow and uneven background which is unacceptable for a magazine. I have edited this in photo shop to a more satisfying image.



I have also edited this image in photo shop to match the other one shown above. I would like to use both of these on my double page spread as when placed next to each other, they give off the impression of the model looking back at herself, almost in a portrait reflection.



This print screen of the models mouth shows the detail in which I have photo shopped the image. I have painted the whole background the same colour to decrease the uneven lighting in the photograph. I haven't decided on the background colour of my double page spread yet, so by doing this makes it easier for me to adapt my photographs onto the page.

Here is the first print screen of my double page spread; I have incorporated the large 'L' letter; as my models name is Lily, once I saw this magazine spread with a giant 'L' on a double page spread I thought it worked really well with the colour scheme. I would like to incorporate something along these lines into my own work.

This is a print screen of the developments I have made to my double page spread. I changed the background colour of my photographs to white, so that they do not stand out as much as the pink. I have used the two images of the model looking at each other as I feel this will go well with the overall image and style of my music magazine. The larger photo on the outskirts of my magazine pages conveys the manipulation I have been doing with the photographs, as I firstly attempted to have a large image on one side of the page. However, I came to the conclusion that the image I wanted to use was boring and wasted space.

There are thick and thin black lines going horizontally across the page as I would like to do another photoshoot and use the images for this, I would also like to seperate my title from the article as I feel it is effective and eye-catching. My research portrays this.

I have added a heading/quote and summary paragraph to my double page spread to summarize the content of the article about the music artist. I have re-arranged the two images of my model on the pages for a different layout, however I am still unsure on whether this is useful or not.

I have been experimenting with five different fonts for my double page spread. I want the text to be clear and quite plain so that the pages are easy to read and not too confusing. I would like there to be a clear colour scheme and no blank spaces.

This is a zoomed in version of my chosen fonts, for the moment I have kept the fonts black for a more classic look. I chose this font for a title as it is clear and concise. I have made the artists name stand out with the same font used on the frontal magazine cover to show continuity, and so the reader can distinguish who the double page spread is about.

Here is the full view of my double page spread, it portrays the two chosen images in a different layout. I prefer this layout as if this was a real magazine the page would fold directly in the middle which would enhance the idea of the images looking at each other. I like the plain background on these pages however, I think a block colour background would maybe work better for my music magazine.

The first colour I tried to use was a deep brown, I chose this as it was plain and simple yet I felt it may work well with the black font. I have also added a large calligraphy 'L' to the right hand side of the page which is evident in my research. However, I think this colour is a bit too dark and dense for both pages. I may just use it on the left page, if other colours are unsuccessful.

This is the first half of my double page spread. I have added the first photo graph and text of an interveiw with the same model from the front cover. I have added a large, bold quote to draw attention to the reader. I have also put a black border around my photo graph to highlight it's importance on the page.

This is a close up of one of my quotes from my double page spread. I used quotes from in the actual article and placed them near the place it had been said, so that if the reader was interested in this quote they would be able to find the subject easily.I used the same theme of colours throughout my double page spread.

This is a screen shot of the bottom half of my double page spread. It shows the photo graphs facing each other, which I thought was interesting and different. I used different italics in the text interview, to convey when the artist was talking and when the interviewee was speaking.