The document provides details on the design choices made for a double page magazine spread interview. It includes: 1) An explanation of why two photographs were chosen - one shows the subject's happy personality, while the other shows her serious side. 2) Details on editing the photographs to black and white to match the magazine's color scheme. 3) Information on formatting choices for the title, questions, and layout based on researching other magazines. 4) Notes on blending the large photograph into the black background and adding design elements like borders and fonts to enhance readability and visual interest.

2. CONTACT SHEET:
I chose this photograph for the smaller photograph
on my double page spread because a lot of the
magazines I researched did this with their double
page spreads. I think it also goes well with the
interview because she comes across as a happy
person and she loves doing music, this photograph
shows this.
I chose this photograph for the main
photograph in my double page
spread because I think it shows her
serious side to music compared to
the smaller photograph. Also I think
it works well with the colours I’ve
used on my front cover and double
page spread. I like the composition
of the photograph.

3. EDITING:
The colours I used on my front cover, black, red and white, I had to use in my double page spread so the magazine goes together well. Instead of adding a
red tint to my photographs I just turned them black and white and then changed the brightness and contrast so the photographs go well with the cover and
the double page spread. I also had to blend the large photograph into the black background. I put a boarder around the smaller photograph because when I
was researching other magazines with the same target audience some of them have done this and I like how it looks.
I used both of these Photoshop tools when editing my photographs-

4. I used these tools on Photoshop when blending the large photograph into the black background-
1. I added a new layer.
2. I used the paint bucket
tool to turn the new layers
background black.
3. I used the elliptical marquee tool to
select a circle around the photograph, to
blur around the edges. 4. I deleted the selected circle and this was the final result.

5. Q&A:
After looking at double page spreads in Q, NME and Kerrang I started writing up mine, I asked some similar questions to the ones I’d
researched and also some completely different because I thought the audience would be interested in reading the kind of questions I
asked. I also answered them all in detail and asked another student in my class to see if I could add anything else.

6. TITLE:
Majority of the magazines I looked at for research had the artists name for the title and I think it works well. Even though quotes can be
eye-catching, I think for my audience and the look I’m going for just her name will look better. I tried her name in a variety of different
fonts and sizes.
LauraMyles
Laura Myles
Laura Myles
Laura MYLES
LAURA MYLES
I chose to use this one because it’s the same font and style used in 3 of
the double page spreads I’ve looked at and liked. The magazine also
has the same target audience as mine.

7. FINAL PHOTOGRAPHS:

9. Even though the title isn’t large
it’s obvious it’s the title of the
double page spread because it’s
at the top of the page, I also
think it stands out. I tried
different fonts and I found this
was my favourite because it
stands out, I also set the text
out like this because I saw it in 2
Q magazines and I liked how it
looked so I tried it and I’m
pleased with my final result, it
works well on my double page
spread.
I used the same font as the title
for the Q&A because this is the
font used in a variety of different
magazines and it also looks
professional. I made the
questions bold so they stand out
fromthe answers, a lot of
magazines I’ve researched also
did this.
I made the background black because I think this worked best out of the 3
colours I tried, the 3 colours were black, white and red. The black blends the
best with the large photograph. A few magazines I saw did have the first letter
of their name large in the background, the magazine which does this all the
time is Q and I have the same target audience as them so I thought I’d try and I
like how it turned out.
I chose this photograph
because I like the composition
of the photograph. I also think
it shows her serious side
compared to the smaller
photograph. I edited this
photograph and made it black
and white because that was
the colour of the photograph
on the front cover and I want
my magazine to work well
together. I didn’t see many
black and white magazines
when I was researching but
the few that I did liked the
look of them. I also blended
the photograph into the black
background.
I chose to add the smaller photograph last minute, I added this
photograph because I think it goes well with the Q&A she comes across
as if she loves her music and this shows she’s happy and having fun. It
also shows that she does love her guitar and performing with it. I like
the composition of the photograph even though it was taken almost
straight on. I made this photograph slightly lighter than the larger
because it stands out more this way.