2. Decision
The two double page spreads i found in my NME
magazine were both contrasting page
spreads, one brighter which stood out more
but certain aspects of the other made me
favour this one such as the new songs being
released, like it was the viewers own prize of
buying the magazine as it was a first inside
and peak to the new songs being released
soon.
In addition the use of the picture came out to me
as one was more writing than pictures,
because of this I choose the other, because a
picture can speak a thousand words to the
reader (top one).
3. About
The article of David Bowie revolves
around him , the article is written
about Bowie in the third person as the
producer Tony Visconti gives us an
insight to the how the songs were
written, when they were and how they
had to choose out of 20 songs to be in
the album, it also contains information
about the bonus CD containing the 4
unheard songs.
4. Purpose
The double page spread of
David’s producer taking
about him, is there for a
purpose and that is, there is
a demand to know about
Bowie, and this intrigues
the audience.
Letting the audience have an
insight to Bowie as a real
person, as the producer
knows him first hand.
5. The layout of the
double page spread is
quite basic, it fills the
two pages.
What is good about it is,
it has red writing to
symbolise the
importance of certain
things such as exclusive
song titles and block
out text.
What does the big ‘W’
Mean?
The drop cap is there in
order to draw you into
the article.
6. Columns
The columns are necessary when creating a double
page spread because they help the reading be guided
to where they need to read as well as making it look
neat and ordered.
7. Image
What really intrigues me about the picture taken
is, he is gazing into something we can not see,
as if he has his own vision and this is how he is
when he works on his songs.
In addition, the corner we see Bowie in, doesn’t
look like a traditional music room or studio, it
is bare, empty and simply; only having a piano
and his thoughts portrays real talent and focus
to what he is creating.
