2. Drop cap By line
Article Title
Pull Quote
Caption Anchor
3. Image
This double page
spread image does
not conform to the
typical rule of thirds
as she has been
placed directly in the
middle of the left
hand side page.
Yet the image is still
aesthetically
pleasing as the lines
run across her
shoulders and her
ear.
As her music is
quite individual and Grimes is a Canadian artist who follows the underground electronic and industrial
diverse this could be music scene. She combines the colliding music genres; punk and pop, resulting in
why her image has an individual psychedelic revelry. This combination is not as popular as the more
been placed directly well known music genres such as pop or rock.
in the middle rather The image that has been used for the double page spread relates to the word
than slightly to the ‘grimes’ as she looks grimey with dirt smudged on her face, tattered clothes and
messy hair. This look could relate to the type of music she makes.
left or right. The image is in black and white which reinforces the ‘grungey’ feel to the image.
4. Font/Colour All the typical conformities of a music
magazine article have been used in
this double page spread i.e. Drop
caps, pull quote and by-line.
The article title is in a serif font. The
article title’s font is in a large typeface
and is bold and eye catching especially
in black which allows it to stand out in
contrast against the white background.
The contrasting use of the drop cap and
pull quote being both in pink adds colour
and therefore makes it more eye-
catching to the reader.
5. ARTICLE
“ ”
The colours of the
double page spread
image directly portrays
darkness as described
in the quote above,
‘blacking out the
windows’
“ Claire Boucher is described as ‘being too off-
”
the-wall’, this is shown by the image used.
Her hair is dyed just on the fringe and she
has unusual dirty looking make up on. She
looks individual. The image has taken into
account ‘off-the-wall’ and literally shows her
standing off the wall. She stands out against
the white wall which portrays her as
individual.
6. The article is trying to promote
Grimes as the article relates to well
known musicians that link to her
music style, whether it be her
influences or who she literally
sounds like. This allows her to be
more relatable to the readers if
they haven’t listened to her music
before. The reader would most
likely know the artists that they
have linked her to and the readers
who like those artists would
therefore want to listen to her
music.
7. Eye Flow
As Grimes is not a
very well known
artist the editors
have payed
attention to this
The double page spread does not follow the typical and put in the
eye flow of a double page spread as the image is corner ‘100 new
usually on the right hand side a double page spread. bands you have to
They have done this as the image is quite iconic and hear!’. They are
striking which draws the readers attention to Grimes clearly trying to
therefore making it aesthetically pleasing. promote Grimes.
9. Article Title
By line
Anchor
Drop cap
Pull Quote
Caption
10. Image
The images chosen of Lana Del Rey
portray her as almost heavenly and at
peace, with her lying on the ground with
her shoes off - she is clearly relaxed. The
photo has been edited
in high contrast and the
photo has been taken
in broad day light in a
park as the article title
refers to her as a ‘Rey
of sunshine’ which is a play on words .
The high contrasted photos give the effect of her
glowing skin which makes her look graceful, elegant
and almost angelic, which is the way they describe her
in the article.
11. Font/Colour
The font chosen for the article title is in
a serif font. It is a larger font size than
the rest of the article to draw attention
to the title and is in a light pink. Pink is
quite a girly and innocent colour which
is how Lana wants to be portrayed. As
her low choral voice. The article title
refers to her as a ‘Rey of sunshine’
which is a play on words.
The drop cap has been used to show where the article starts as it is not very
clear due to the black fill around the article against the white background.
This also adds to presentational value of the spread.
12. ARTICLE
The images in comparison to Grimes are
more like polished beauty shots as she
mentions in the article that she doesn't
want to be portrayed as ‘slutty’ and that
she wants to be taken seriously.
The article aims to promote Lana Del
Rae and get her tickets selling as they
mention that she is going to tour ‘the
UK and Europe this month’.
13. Eye F
l
o
w
The eye flow for this
magazine is the typical layout
for a double page spread in a
music magazine.
The eye line goes from the
top right hand corner of the
pages, to the articles in the
middle of the left hand side
page, then to the bottom right
hand side of the pages.
The main image being on the
right hand side of the double
page spread draws attention
to this double page spread
as they flick through the
magazine, so they reader will In comparison to Grimes this photo shoot looks more formal and like a
read the article and as the beauty shoot whereas in Grimes photo shoot it looks more ‘grimy’. This is
image is large and stands also a lot to do with the type of music both artists produce
out.
