The main image thatis usedforthe double page spreadis an image of band,and itis a mid-shotof theirheadsandtheyare all coveredinpiesand
thisisshowingthattheyhave a verywildside tothem.Thattheyhave funand thisthenlinkstothe title of ‘FUN!FUN! FUN?’ Thiscouldbe showing
that theydon’tnormallyhave funandthat thistime theyhave shownadifferentsidetothe readerstoshowthat theywantto have fun.The boys
are alsoposingina verynatural way showingthattheycan have funtogetherandthat theyenjoybeingwitheachotherand theircompany.Theyare
behindablackbackgroundand thiscouldbe showingthatthe piesthatare all overthemand thiscouldsymbolizingthe music andthe musicisall
aroundthemand theylike tobe consumedbytheirmusicand theywill doanythingif itshowstotheirfansthat theyare passionate abouttheir
music.
The coloursthat have been
usedforthisdouble page
spreadare verysimple and
thisisveryeffective
because bythemusingthe
black,yellowandthe red.
It isshowingtothe readers
that theyare a verysimple
bandand theydon’tneed
all the brightcoloursto
helpsell theirmusic.By
puttingthe bandin front
of the blackgroundit is
verydifferentfromthe
restof the magazine,they
don’tfollowthe main
theme of the red,black
and white.Theyare using
yellowinsteadof the white
and thishelpsdraw
attentiontothe textthat it
inside the double page
spread.By doingthisit’s
helpingshowthe audience
that theyare newand
different,andthe yellow
and blackcontrast each
otherbecause the yellow
on topof the black isa
verybigstatementwhich
iswhat the band wantsto
showto the readersthat
theyare passionate about
theirmusicand theywant
people toknowabout
them,see themandhear
them.
The font that hasbeenusedfor
the title of the double page
spreadisin a veryboldfont,itis
a simple house style fontanditis
incapital letters.Thisisshowing
to the readersthat the title
‘FUN!FUN! FUN?’ isveryserious
and correct andthat it reflects
themand we knowthisfromthe
image.Thatthe boysdo have fun
but sometimesitmightbe really
sillywhichisprovedinthe
questionmarkthathas been
usedat the endof the maintitle.
Alsothe fontthat has beenused
for the mainarticle isverysmall
whichisoverpoweredfromthe
maintitle andalsothe small
descriptionaboutthe bandthat
isin the left-handcornerof the
page.Thissmall textshowsand
givesthe audience ‘apreview’of
whatwill feature inthe magazine
and whattype of information
theywill gatherfromthe band
but alsoinfoaboutthe band if
the readerdoesn’tknowthem,
whichlinkstothe image below.
The layoutfor the double page spread,ina verydifferentlayoutfromthe normal pagesbecause theyhave
usedan image of the band that hasfeaturedoverthe twopagesalongwiththe textand the title whichis
differentfromthe others,where theyhave the image onside of the page andthenthe texton the otherside.
By usinga differentlayoutisshowsthe readersthatthe magazine isdifferentandthatitsappealingtoa
differenttargetaudience,Ithinkitisveryeffective because itshowsthatthe band has a lotto offerto the
readersandthe image of the band isverybigand thiscould showingthattheyare veryimportant.

MOJO Magazine Double-Page Spread Analysis

  • 1.
    The main imagethatis usedforthe double page spreadis an image of band,and itis a mid-shotof theirheadsandtheyare all coveredinpiesand thisisshowingthattheyhave a verywildside tothem.Thattheyhave funand thisthenlinkstothe title of ‘FUN!FUN! FUN?’ Thiscouldbe showing that theydon’tnormallyhave funandthat thistime theyhave shownadifferentsidetothe readerstoshowthat theywantto have fun.The boys are alsoposingina verynatural way showingthattheycan have funtogetherandthat theyenjoybeingwitheachotherand theircompany.Theyare behindablackbackgroundand thiscouldbe showingthatthe piesthatare all overthemand thiscouldsymbolizingthe music andthe musicisall aroundthemand theylike tobe consumedbytheirmusicand theywill doanythingif itshowstotheirfansthat theyare passionate abouttheir music. The coloursthat have been usedforthisdouble page spreadare verysimple and thisisveryeffective because bythemusingthe black,yellowandthe red. It isshowingtothe readers that theyare a verysimple bandand theydon’tneed all the brightcoloursto helpsell theirmusic.By puttingthe bandin front of the blackgroundit is verydifferentfromthe restof the magazine,they don’tfollowthe main theme of the red,black and white.Theyare using yellowinsteadof the white and thishelpsdraw attentiontothe textthat it inside the double page spread.By doingthisit’s helpingshowthe audience that theyare newand different,andthe yellow and blackcontrast each otherbecause the yellow on topof the black isa verybigstatementwhich iswhat the band wantsto showto the readersthat theyare passionate about theirmusicand theywant people toknowabout them,see themandhear them. The font that hasbeenusedfor the title of the double page spreadisin a veryboldfont,itis a simple house style fontanditis incapital letters.Thisisshowing to the readersthat the title ‘FUN!FUN! FUN?’ isveryserious and correct andthat it reflects themand we knowthisfromthe image.Thatthe boysdo have fun but sometimesitmightbe really sillywhichisprovedinthe questionmarkthathas been usedat the endof the maintitle. Alsothe fontthat has beenused for the mainarticle isverysmall whichisoverpoweredfromthe maintitle andalsothe small descriptionaboutthe bandthat isin the left-handcornerof the page.Thissmall textshowsand givesthe audience ‘apreview’of whatwill feature inthe magazine and whattype of information theywill gatherfromthe band but alsoinfoaboutthe band if the readerdoesn’tknowthem, whichlinkstothe image below. The layoutfor the double page spread,ina verydifferentlayoutfromthe normal pagesbecause theyhave usedan image of the band that hasfeaturedoverthe twopagesalongwiththe textand the title whichis differentfromthe others,where theyhave the image onside of the page andthenthe texton the otherside. By usinga differentlayoutisshowsthe readersthatthe magazine isdifferentandthatitsappealingtoa differenttargetaudience,Ithinkitisveryeffective because itshowsthatthe band has a lotto offerto the readersandthe image of the band isverybigand thiscould showingthattheyare veryimportant.