In order for me to understand how to structure my double page spread for the Creative Review I annotated and fully deconstructed 4 double page spreads from an issue of their magazine.

1. The headline stands out
but is not too dramatic
and doesn't draw much
attention away form the
main feature in the
article which is the
image.
The different weights of
the text in the headline,
the deck, the byline and
the main body help
clearly distinguish the
different elements of the
article.
The Image links in with
the title as all of the food
is on display like it is
being showcased like a
theatre as suggested in
the title. The image
makes up for a very
large percentage of the
page which makes the
article look very visually
appealing.
The large margins and
defined gutters in
between text opens up
the page and makes it
feel more inviting to
read. The large white
spaces around the text
and images create a
frame for the article.

2. The images are at the
top where you'd expect
the title to be. This
allows you to look at
the images first before
reading the article.
The credit is in a
different type face and
weight so you can
clearly see it is
unrelated to the body.
The images are linked
well to the title as the
artwork has many
striking colours. The art
has a Mediterranean
feel and is designed to
look quite old.
The drop cap looks
good on the page and
signifies the begging of
the body of text. It
stands out because of
the different Sans Serif
typeface and larger
weight. This is useful
when the articles begin
in different places on
different pages.

3. The bold and large pull
quotes are useful for
showing main/
interesting parts of the
body text which makes
the audience what to
read it properly and in
context.
The dotted lines in the
gutters of the body text
make the reading easy
and comfortable as the
body text is spit into
small bitesize chunks.
The images are quite
unusual and make up
for a large amount of
the page space, this
makes the reader then
want to find out more
about the pictures by
reading the article
which explains them.
The enlarged bullet
point takes on the
same role as the drop
cap by indication the
start of the article which
is useful if flicking
through the magazine,
the reader may not
realise the page they're
on is where the article
begins.

4. The indents are used
well in this article. To
avoid having many
empty lines in between
each paragraph which
would break up the
article and disrupt the
flow, the indents can
indicate breaks in the
text while retaining the
aesthetics and flow of
the article.
The strap lines are
useful as they give
basic information about
the article like the
author and the topic.
This text sits nicely out
the way in the top
margin so it's not to be
re-read every turn of a
page.
The images in this
magazine all have
white space around
them which frames
them on the pages.
They are never
overlapped with other
images or text which
shows the reader they
are the main features
of the article.