2. Analysing layout
• You must consider…
– Basic layout – can you see a ‘grid’?
– Column width and positioning
– Font and type size
– Use of space
– Colours
– Use of images
– Page numbers
– Branding
– Captions
– How image and text are integrated
3. There are many pros and cons to
this double page spread:
This double page spread is set
out in six columns and this adds
a more professional look, with
the introduction a larger font it
makes it stand out more
however it doesn’t necessarily
make it clear what the article is
composed of. The quote in the
right hand corner shows a little
more about what the article is
about but also looks a bit random
and misplaced. Finally the
picture is covered by a wolf
silhouette and is of bad quality.
4. This double page spread looks
boring and amateur. The large,
random text make it look basic and
unprofessional. In one of the
pictures one of the girls is covering
the girl in the back and the lighting
is bad and the pictures don’t really
have any purpose as they don’t link
to the article.
Continuing, although the colour
scheme is bright and eye catching,
the colours don’t work together
and the green on pink and yellow
looks tacky.
5. This double page spread is
lacking information and
criteria, the image is tiny
and basic: with no link to
what the article has to say,
there is hardly any
information and the
background is blank and
basic. Continuing there is
no direct link to the larger
picture and the article, it
looks random and
misplaced.
