analysing magazine's double page spreads

1. AS Media
double page spreads
By Connor West

2. It is a magazine double page spread from the magazine four
four two with Real Madrid and Barcelona being talked about.
The colours used are mainly white and black so that the
writing can stand out because the background is black and
the writing is white. The font is quite small but the headline
is big and bold so it can stand out from the text. The writing
is on the right hand third with the headline on the left hand
third. The target audience would be football fans or fans of
either one of these two teams. It is typical of the brand
name because it is two sporting giants being talked about so
that means football fans will want to buy it. The images are
the most effective because they are two well recognised
teams and once someone see’s a picture of them then the
person will want to buy the magazine to see what is
happening with the two teams.

3. It is a magazine double page spread from the magazine look
with Robert Paterson and Kristen Stewart being talked
about. The colours used are mainly white blue and black so
that the writing can stand out because the background is
white and the writing is black and blue. The font is quite
small but the headline is big and bold which is a quote said
by Robert. The writing is on the left hand third with the
headline above it. The target audience would be female
teenagers or fans of either one of these two celebrities. It is
typical of the brand name because it is two popular
actors/actress being talked about so that means the fans of
the two will want to buy it. The images are the most
effective because Robert Paterson is a well recognised
person and once someone see’s a picture of he then they will
want to buy the magazine to see what is happening with
him.

4. It is a magazine double page spread from the magazine bail
out with Jacques Kollis being talked about. The colours used
are mainly white, pink, green and black so that the writing
can stand out because the background is black and the
writing is white, green and pink. The font is quite small but
the headline is big and bold so it can stand out from the
text. The writing is on the left hand third with the headline
above it. The target audience would be cricket fans. It is
typical of the brand name because it is a cricketer being
talked about so that means cricket fans will want to buy it.
The images are the most effective because it covers the
whole of the right hand page so it shows how important he is
to his team and so people who are fans of the team he plays
for and of cricket will buy the magazine so they can see
what the article is about.

5. It is a magazine double page spread from the magazine heat
with Katie Price and her boyfriend Leandro being talked
about. The colours used are mainly white, yellow, red and
black so that the writing can stand out because the
background is black and the writing is white. Also, the
headline is yellow and the background behind that it red.
The font is quite small but the headline is big and bold so it
can stand out from the text. The writing is mainly on the left
hand third but also goes onto the right side and the headline
going across both pages. The target audience would be
women. It is typical of the brand name because it is a person
who is in the news quite frequently because of her
relationships so that means women will want to buy it to
find out what is happening with her latest boyfriend. The
images are the most effective because it tells you a little
about what happened and so it will attract the reader
because the images show both of them having “their first
public row!”

6. It is a magazine double page spread from the magazine
empire with a new film Black Swan being talked about. The
colours used are mainly white and black which links with the
name of the film because it has black in the title so they
make a black background and also you see a swan as white
so they use that for the text. The font is quite small but the
headline is big and bold so it can stand out from the text.
The writing is on the right hand third with the headline in
the middle of the page and the picture of the main
character on the left page. The target audience would be
movie lovers or fans that would like to see the film. It is
typical of the brand name because it is a new film being
talked about so that means movie fans will want to find out
about it so they will buy the magazine. The image is the
most effective because it shows what the Black Swan looks
like and shows a long shot of the actress.

7. It is a magazine double page spread from the magazine
empire with the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie being
talked about. The colours used are mainly red, white and
black so that the writing can stand out because the
background is white and the writing is black. The font is
quite small but the headline is big and bold so it can stand
out from the text and also the sub headline is big and bold.
The writing is on the left hand third with the headline on the
left hand third as well. The target audience would be movie
lovers or fans of the Pirates of the Caribbean moves. It is
typical of the brand name because it is a well known film
being talked about so that means people will want to buy it.
The images are the most effective because they are all on
the right hand page so it shows what the film is going to
feature and pictures of some of the scenes.

8. It is a magazine double page spread from the magazine
men’s health with protein pills being talked about. The
colours used are mainly white and blue with the background
grey so the writing can stand out which is white. The font is
quite small but the headline is big and bold so it can stand
out from the text. The writing is on the right hand third with
the headline above it. The target audience would be men
who would want to get fit. It is typical of the brand name
because it is protein pills being advertised and it shows a
man next to the pills which shows men that you will get a
good body if you take the pills. The images are the most
effective because it has a picture of the pills and the bloke
next to them so it shows what the pill can do to those who
take them.

9. It is a magazine double page spread from the magazine
Empire with a new film Sucker Punch being talked about.
The colours used are mainly white and black so that the
writing can stand out because the background is white and
the writing is black. The font is quite small but the letter ‘L’
is big and bold because it is the start of the text and so it
can stand out next to the text. The writing is on both pages.
The target audience would be movie lovers or fans of the
new film. It is typical of the brand name because it is a new
movie that is coming out so people will want to buy it to see
what it is about. The images are the most effective because
they show a little bit of the film and shows what the new
film looks like.