1. Use of Rule of Thirds – The use of the rule of thirds on House Style – The house style of the double page spread is that it uses 4 colours; white, red, black
the image of the double page spread is successful as the and grey these colours all go together well and the use of them is successful, the house style is also
stars face and body are in the centre thirds of it, this very formal to the reader as the pages are balanced and are done easy for the reader to understand
means that it is the first part that the audience will look and communicate with it, this means that it will appeal to an audience and it will attract people into
at there is nothing important in the bottom corner thirds purchasing. Generally the page is more imagesfilled, there is less text on the double page spread then
this means It is a successfully designed image placement. there is of image.
Design Symmetry – The symmetry of The Guttenberg Design Principle –
the page is horizontally balanced which This double page spread fits into the
is successful because the image design principle well as the image is
controls the left of the page then the on the left where the viewer’s eyes
text used is sectioned and columned so will start then to the right where the
it is more formal to the reader and text is so therefore this double page
easier to understand. The use of it spread suits it perfectly.
being horizontally balanced means the
reader can find it much easier to Main Image – The main image is
communicate with to and read it much very recognisable and causes
quicker as this is the typical design audience familiarity with it
symmetry used within double page being such a well know star
spreads. profile of Florence. This is
effective to the magazine page
as it allows it to lure the reader
Design Balance – The balance of the in and get them to want to read
double page spread is good, as on the it from just seeing the image
left page it is dominated by an image maybe flicking through in the
which takes up a huge amount of space shop it urges them to purchase
then the second page contains the Text - The text used here is less formal than would be it and read it.
writing of the two pages and the article expected due to the font of it, it is unexpected but then Mast Head – The masthead of this double page spread
on the star image that is shown to the again this may relate to the artist Florence and have is directly aimed towards the star on the page Florence
left, this is good amount of balance as it connotations that she isn’t a formal character and she as it is based on her song ‘You’ve got the love’ and
makes it more formal and easier for the is different that she acts in a different way than would because she is in USA the masthead is “USA got the
viewer to read and understand. be expected, the text is harder for the reader to love” the masthead is the dominant contrast of the
actually read because of the style that it is in. page as the viewer is automatically drawn to look at it.