For media, an analysis of a double page spread of the magazine 'DIY'.

1. Thisdouble page spreadisfora DIY magazine andfor
the artist,‘Grimes’.AsDIY isa simplisticmagazine,itis
a simplisticdouble page spread whichshowsthatthe
coverpage needstocorrelate withwhat’sonthe
inside of the magazine. There isonly one picture on
the right side anda whole A4page of text.Showing
howthisdouble page spreadismore focusedonthe
contentof the writingratherthanvisuals.Although,
the visualsare quite staggeringinthisdouble page
spread.Thiscouldmeanthat DIY onlywantedone
amazingvisual tonot overwhelmthe reader,
increasingthe simplicityof the page.The image would
be quite staggeringtothe readerbecause Grimesis
coveredinblood.She iscryingbloodandalsoit ison
herhands andmouth. Crystalsare alsoshowninher
hands;thismay have relevance orpure visualsforthe
reader.Eitherway,the image maysurprise or interest
the readerbecause itisunconventional forawoman
to be crying bloodandholdingcrystals.The contrast
betweenthe unconventionalphotoandthe simplistic
textmakesthe double page spreadevenmore
interesting;therefore, contrastisusedtodrawthe
readerin. it issimplisticbecause there islittle tono
colouron the page to the left,onlysmall textwhichis
neatlyplacedonthe page. At the bottom,there isa
picture of a Sex InThe City characterdue to her
talkingaboutitin the textabove.Thisgivesthe page a
little bitof humourtothe page and alsogives
somethingforthe readertolookat. If the character
wasn’tthere,the page maylooktoo bare for some
readersto read.
At the bottomrightof the page,the textis indifferent
sizedtextboxes.Although thismakesthe page busier,
it isa smart, simplisticfrontwhichcontrastswell with
the busynessof it– thisworkswell. Inthese text
boxes,are the words,“I don’twantto succeedonthe
basisof cute naivety.Orendearingfailure”.Thiscan
resonate withthe audience that enjoyGrimes’music
and wouldthereforelikethe factthatGrimesis shown
as powerful,brave,confident,etc. Thisisbecause fans
of Grimesmayidolise herandsee herinthisway.For
otherreaders,people whomaynotknowor like her,
thismay make theminterestedinGrimesbecause if
she ispresentedasdominantthenreaderswouldbe
interestedinsomethingunconventional.The textis
unconventional becausewomenare notoften
representedasdominantorpossessive.Asyearsgo
by,more andmore magazinesare presentingwomen
inthisdominantway;so, forDIY to presentGrimes
thisway showsthatDIY is keepingwiththe newtimes
and possibly‘trends’. Therefore,becausethisis
unconventional,itcoulddrawinan audience thatlike
unconventional parts of magazines.Thiscouldbe
teenagersbecause teenagersare notoriously
rebelliousandGrimesisrebellingagainstthe
conventional wayof representingwomen. Thismeans
that DIY is targetingteenagerswiththisquote which
fitsthe target fortheirmagazine.
The top of the leftpage isa piece of writingthatstates,“Grimesexistsonanotherplanet”.Thiscanshowto readers
that may notknowwhoGrimesis that she isan unconventionalcharacterandtherefore thismayappeal toan
audience thatdonot conform to social norms.Yetagain,this maybe teenagersbecause theyare rebelliousand
therefore donotconform.DIY maybe tryingto getteenagerstolistentoGrimesbecause whenteenagersstartto
enjoysomethingthenitmayseemtoothersas ‘trendy’or‘cool’;so if Grimesstarts to getmore popularwithteens,
thenshe may be seenas a trendierartist.Anotherlinesays“whileeveryoneelserevsuptheirrocketengine trying
to pay catch-up”,implyingthatotherartistsaren’tasgood as Grimes.Thiscan make a biggeraudience forGrimes
because readersmayfeel liketheyneedtolistentoGrimes if she isbetterthanthe artiststheylistento.This
technique makestoreaderfeel inferiorandguilt’sthe readerintolisteningtoGrimes.