1. Jack Glennon – Dizzee Rascal double spread analysis
Target audience – For this article,
I would say that the target Colour –The colours used in this
audience for this article would be double page spread are white, black
anyone who listens to the and red. The fact that ‘Dizzee
pop/rap genre of music. Dizzee Rascal’ is in red compared to black
Rascal is a huge artist within the like the rest of the cover line makes
music and would attract many it stand out from the rest of the
readers. article. This would instantly attract
the attention of the reader as they
can identify the focus of the article
Main image - Covering the right
straight away.
hand side of the double page, this
image is a medium close up of
Dizzee Rascal, he is wearing a suit Design balance –On this double page
and seems to be stood in a spread, it is well balanced with around
position that anyone with some 50-50 split between main image and
sort of power would stand in. The article text. This seems a good balance
use of high key lighting brings a because there is a good amount for the
brighter, vibrant mood to the reader to read but there is not too much
article. so that the reader becomes bored.
Type face/text content –The font used is a
Sans-serif font, this is a more informal font
Gutenberg design principle –This and would hopefully create a more friendly
principle is used within this double page connection with the audience. In terms of
spread, the primary optical area in the content it is an interview, and to the audience
top left corner of the page is filled with it seems that the interviewer and Dizzee
the cover line of the article, this attracts Rascal are just having a friendly chat
and entices the reader to read further compared to a formal interview.
into the article. Each other major part of
House style – The colour scheme for this double
the optical areas is filled with important Comparison- The two double page spreads are similar in
items like the main image and articletext page article is very complimentary of each
many ways and one of their only major differences is the
itself. other, also the colours help represent the laid
music that they both play. Both pages are split so that the
back nature of the music. Design wise it is very
main image takes up the right hand side and the article
consistent and in a way traditional with the
itself is on the left. Also in terms of contents, both are
article on the left and main image on the right.
very informal interviews as if you were reading a
conversation between two people.