Description of music double page spreads.

1. The colour scheme of this double page
spread is mainly pink and black. Pink is a
colour stereotypically given to Nicki Minaj
and makes the page more feminine than
masculine. It is explicit that the article is
about Nicki as her name’s typography is big,
bold and capitalised.
The article begins with ‘The gospel
according to..’ This is written in a different
typography to the rest of the article. The
writing looks old fashions and something
you may seen on a and old scroll. This
typography contrasts hugely with the ‘Nicki
Minaj’ text. The text begins with a drop
capital which is in the same font as ‘Nicki
Minaj’. Drop capitals are useful because
they show the reader clearly where the
article begins. Ironic and humorous
language has been used to link to the
beginning of the headline ‘the gospel’.
Throughout the article I can see that
language such as ‘thou’ has been used
which is typically found in the Bible. The
article has clearly been split into sections
using numbers making it clear and easy for
the reader to read. The subtitles of each
section have been capitalised and put in
bold black writing making the sections even
more clear for the reader.
Nicki is dressed in a zebra print out with a colourful patch-work necklace
which adds fragments of colour to the page. This zebra print and brightness
may present her crazy personality. Her dark black hair also stands out from
the pale pink background. She is wearing pink lipstick to match the colour
scheme. Nicki has quite a shocked expression on her face and she is directly
looking at the reader making the article enticing. She is drawing you in. The
shot used for this image is a mid shot.
I believe that the photo of Nicki was taken in a studio and then the image
has been cropped in order to fit the double spread. I think that the white’s
of her eyes have also been brightened/made more white so that her eyes
stand out more from the page making the direct address with the audience
more obvious.
Nicki is wearing a large ring that goes
across all her fingers in order for it to
be a main aspect to the reader calling
herself an ‘icon’. Nicki is many
people’s style icons and also
inspirations so this fits. Nicki’s arm is
slightly covering her name ‘Nicki
Minaj showing that she is a well
known phenomenon and her whole
name doesn’t need to be shown.
Down the left hand side a quotation
has been used and it has been
highlighted in pink. The typography
of this quote is in white and black to
stand out from the pink highlight.
The picture takes up most of the
page and there is not much writing.
The picture and text also seems to
bleed over the double page spread.
Here in the bottom right area we
can see wrap text has been used.
The paragraph flows around the
model Nicki Minaj which is
effective in making the text clear
and making sure he image doesn’t
prevent the reader from reading
the text.

2. There is no title or quote on this
Double page spread, instead there is
just the model/artists name in the
top right hand corner –’ Lady Gaga’.
The word ‘lady’ is in italics and
lower case. However ‘Gaga’ is in
bolder text and has been capitalised
making this word stick out and
present lady Gaga’s famous
personality.
The large, bold, red ‘L’ that covers
the whole page represents Lady
Gaga’s first initial. The ‘L’ is also
transparent so you can see the
article through the ‘L’ which is
extremely effective and links to the
famous ‘Q’ magazine’s well known,
red masthead.
The classic colour scheme of red, black and white is kept throughout this spread. These 3 bold
colours are well-liked by ‘Q’ and this creates routine throughout the magazine.
The fonts used are also the same throughout the magazine so the magazine is continuous.
The magazine has featured the pop
star Lady Gaga as their model for
their magazine. On one page Lady
Gaga is taking up the whole the
whole page in black and white
matching the colour scheme. Just as
in many modelling photos, her
mouth is open in a provocative
sense and she is wearing little
clothing. She is quite a
overwhelming artist due to her
personality and fashion statements.
We see her unique individual style
reflected in the messy hair style and
the large chain necklace she is
wearing. Lady Gaga is known for her
bizarre costumes but this photo
shoot shows her in a more tamed
down manner reflecting that the
magazine wants to show the
different side to Gaga.
The double page spread is artistically made with the large red
‘L’. Each paragraph begins with a dropped capital letter which
breaks the text up and shows the beginning of a new topic,
where a new passage is starting.
We see normal magazine
conventions/codes used in the
small page number and magazine
logo at the bottom of the page.

3. The pull quotes on this double
page spread takes up the
majority of the page
addressing the sense that it
wants to hugely capture the
reader’s attention on this
single quote. This also has
artistic aspects to it as the
letters look like they’ve been
cut out of a newspaper that
gives the page a reckless and
in-your-face vibe which could
potentially present the
personality of the model/
artist ‘Lily Allen. The contrast
of the black and white within
the pull quote stands out from
the off-white background
again capturing thee reader’s
attention.
The language used within the 4 sectioned paragraphs is very dull / easy to read and some is
written in slang which is for the target audience of this magazine (teenagers). The language
also captures what the artist is allowing the reader to see and make the article more
personal, maybe like a diary entry.
The main image is the singer Lily
Allen which initially shows what
the article is going to be based on.
Her costume and make up relates
to the colour scheme of the
double page spread showing
consistency which is a magazine
convention. A mid shot has been
used to show the top half of her
body, showing her hand on hips
and turned up wrists portraying a
transgressive attitude. The mid
shot also allows us to see her
tattoos on her wrists again
highlighting her personality/ the
events in her life. Direct contact is
also used to draw the reader in.
The colour palette follows a consistent pattern of
red, white and black which fits into the Indie/Rock
genre relating to the artists style and the ‘NME’
masthead which follows the red, black and white
theme.

4. In the top right hand corner alliteration has
been used to describe the model Jessie J
mirroring the alliteration of her stage name.
‘Fun Fearless Female’ also uses the technique
of a triple making it stand out.
The headline uses Italics to write ‘Jessie J’ showing her to be a special /
important guest on the magazine then an ellipsis is used to show her
progression as a star. ‘Superstar Rising’ is then written in orange capitalised
bold letters to match the colour theme of the double page spread.
The shot used of Jessie J is close
up shot/ mid shot which shows
her making direct address with
the reader through her eye
contact. She is wearing what
seems to be a heavy fur scarf
which her head is coming out of
perhaps presenting the idea that
Jessie J is coming out the
woodwork and rising to the fame.
The model is holding on tightly to
the scarf showing her to be
fighting to get out, show off her
talent. The model has been put in
an orange toned lipstick to match
the colour scheme. It looks like
her hair has been edited to look
more black and glistening as
Jessie J’s black bob is a trait of
hers. Her skin also appears to
have been edited to look clear
and brighter.
Beneath the headline an italic
summary / pull has been written
to give the reader an idea of what
is going on in the double page
spread. The article begins with a
drop italic capital ‘S’ which is
effective and explicitly shows the
reader where the article begins
capturing their eye. This
particular article is an interview
and the questions have been
written in capitalised orange
letters to clearly show the
questions from Jessie’s answers.
The answers have been written in
black to stand out from the
orange.
The colour scheme of this page is black and orange with an off-
white/grayscale background so the writing stands out. A picture
of Jessie is in the bottom right hand corner of the page revealing
her BRIT award win again showing her progression as a rising star
relating back to the headline.