The author wanted to improve the design of a double page spread in their publication. They initially changed the box feature and page numbers to better reflect their house style. However, this made the article less readable. They then simplified the design by only coloring the question headings and adding plum color to the artist's album title. To further improve readability, they made the font bigger. In their final design, they bolded the headings and made the design elements more consistent.

1. Double Page Spread
Outcome Journey

2. Here is my initial draft:
I wanted to change
the ‘box’ under the
article that gives
extra information
about the artist’s
work as I felt it
looked out of place.
Furthermore, I
thought I needed to
communicate my
house style more
thoroughly with this
text, so I wanted to
change the design of
the page numbers.
Maybe it would look more effective if the box feature went with
the question headings?

3. So I changed the box feature and page
numbers…
This is the result, I
added a black box
feature behind the
page numbers and
made them yellow,
which directly
related to the
colour schemes of
my first two texts.
Then I added the
boxes behind the
questions, but I
felt this wasn’t
right. It had made
the article less
legible.

4. So here are the refinements again
At this stage I had
just gone back to
the simple
colouring of the
question
headings, and
added the plum
colour to the
album title of the
artist in the
additional
information.
Furthermore, I
made the font
bigger to take up
a little more
negative space
and contribute to
the readability
However, I felt like the headings should be bolder!

5. Here is my final design for the double
page spread.
With bolder headings and more consistent
design elements: