The author describes their process of designing a double page spread for a magazine. They started by trying to format the text in columns but found it looked crowded. They then hid the text and rearranged the images on an angle to look like a scrapbook. After adding the text back in short paragraphs, they realized the font was inconsistent and edited the interview down to one page to add a "Quick Questions" section using the front cover font. While happy with the overall layout, the author wants to add an interview quote to follow magazine conventions.

1. The Making of…
My Double Page Spread
By Janet Bargmann

2. This was my first attempt…
I didn’t like how
the text was
very
blocked, and
also there isn’t
a space for the
middle of the
page, so I knew
I had to change
it.

3. I tried adjusting the columns…
I made some
columns, but it still
looked quite
crowded and I
hadn’t followed the
conventions
properly. I didn’t
have the same font
all the way through
the magazine.

4. So I started from scratch… well…. Almost…
I hid all the text, and
started again by moving
the images to the side of
the page, where I think it
looks well placed.
I also decided to tilt
them on an angle, so it
could have the effect of
looking like a scrapbook.
I have also changed the
position of the title, and
the
“Bigger;Badder;Better.” I
think shortening this
makes it look more
effective.

5. I added back in the text…
I felt that it still looked
too much like “Block
text” and it looked like
there was too much
space yet too crowded
at the same time.

6. So finally…
I edited some of the
interview, because I
only wanted it to be
on one side of the
page. This was
because I realized I
still didn’t have the
font I used on the
front cover, so I used
it for a “Quick
Questions” section,
which I think rounds
off the interview quite
well.
Overall, I am happy
with how it looks at
the moment, but I
would like to fit in a
quote from the
interview somewhere,
because this is a
major convention in
many magazine types.