Lorna Keaton analyzed various double page spreads from magazines to inform her own design. She wanted a bright, vibrant feel with a black and white background. Minimal writing and large, eye-catching images were prioritized based on research. The model's outfit and accessories were chosen to portray an independent, classy woman. Photos were edited in Photoshop for clarity and to emphasize red tones. The layout features the model's image pointing to draw attention to the interview content while maintaining conventional magazine structure. Overall, the double page spread achieves the desired R&B genre and sophisticated style.

1. DOUBLE
PAGE
SPREAD
ANALYSIS
LORNA KEATON

2. RESEARCH
To produce my double page
spread I had to do some research
about what they contain, look like
and what information they have.
During my research I found that
images are a big part of the page
as you can see in the picture
below. Generally the writing is
minimal and it’s quite designed. I
got my inspiration from this
double page spread as I really
liked the idea of the lines as that’s
a running theme throughout my
front cover, content page and
double page spread. I think the
red really stands out against the
dull greys, however I disliked the
amount of writing there is as it
doesn’t look appealing from a
audiences perspective.

3. MIS-EN-
SCENE/BACKGROUND
During my double page spread I
wanted to create a bright and vibrant
feel, while having a black and white
background. I particularly chose my
edited image that I achieved on Adobe
Photoshop to use as my
background, as it had repeated images
and was screened black. I believe this
is a good background due to my
pictures of my model stands out
against the dull colours, although still
keeping the main focus on the images.
When collecting results of my research
is was apparent that people mainly
look at pictures in a music magazine
and don’t really like reading that
much, therefore I believe the pictures
on my double page spread are
extremely eye catching. I think I
achieved a funky and fun background
but also remaining with my genre of
magazine.

4. COSTUMES AND PROPS
While creating my double page
spread I wanted to portray my model
as an independent women with class.
I achieved this by the earrings and
the clothing is bold and makes a
statement. The clothing also works
extremely well with the colour
scheme and brings the page together
as a whole. Furthermore the jumper
is designer which also suggests that
she’s independent as it’s expensive,
also making the magazine more
realistic. The earrings she is wearing
represents women to be classy,
which is different from some women
from the ‘VIBE’ magazine.

5. IMAGES
I took a rang of photos, both fun and a little
seductive. This was in order to achieve a
realistic feel and view of my magazine. I
edited all the photos I used on photo shop
by increasing both the brightness and
contrast. I also cropped my model out of
the image and put it on a transparent
background. I achieved this by using the
magic wand tool and going around her. I
also had to zoom in and use the eraser tool
to make sure I had removed all of the
background that wasn’t originally taken off.
Lastly I used a smuge/blur tool so the
edges look less sharp and more un edited.
As a result of this I was able to not ruin my
background and just have the crop out of
my model. By increasing the brightness
and contrast increased the visual image of
red which represents a saucy and vibrant
colour

6. WRITTEN CONTENT
Looking at various ‘VIBE’ magazines I noticed that a few of
them was interviews. I really liked this idea so therefore I
decided to stick by the conventions of real magazines to
increase the chances of making my magazine look as
realistic as possible. An example of this would be the
interview. Although its fun and chatty, it still keeps to the
sophisticated and formal tone. In order to apply it to a wide
range of audience, especially focusing on the younger
audience I had to make the grammar and vocabulary easier
to understand than if it would have been to an educated and
older audience. However throughout both the magazine and
double page spread the language is fun, however still
sophisticated and remains with a formal tone.

7. LAYOUTWhen choosing the layout of my
double page spread I wanted it to
be different from other
magazines, but still keeping a
realistic and sophisticated touch.
Therefore it is mainly
conventional as its not extremely
different as it has a main picture,
however I really like the 3
pictures of my model and the on
image pointing over. By having
the image pointing attracts the
attention to the interview and
also attracts readers/audiences. I
chose to put my title at the top
with 4 lines underneath it,
likewise with both my front cover
and contents page. This
emphasises the title and breaks
the images and interview up from
the title, resulting in the double
page not looking squashed
together.

8. OVER VIEW
I believe I have successfully achieved the look I wanted for
both my magazine and double page spread. They represent a
R&B genre, and portray women in a similar way to the ‘VIBE’
magazine. The colour scheme remains the same throughout
the magazine along with other aspects, however it still sticks
to the normal conventions of a magazine