Kiera Garrison analyzed 8 versions of a double page spread promoting an R&B artist named Shantelle. Version 1 placed a large main image on the left page with text wrapping around. Version 2 added matching backgrounds and additional images of Shantelle. Version 3 added a title and enlarged some text. Version 4 changed fonts and added effects. Version 5 changed the title font and image sizes. Version 6 changed images and backgrounds to better suit R&B. Version 7 lightened the background. Version 8 removed effects but made the pages dull. The final version used a gradient background, changed text to better suit R&B, and was deemed a successful outcome.

1. Double Page Spread
Analysis
{ By Kiera Garrison

2. Version 1
 Here I started of by putting a main
image on one side with the
interview text around the image
with some on the other page. The
whole background on the left page
is an image which is why I have
put the image on a large scale so
that the colour of the background
fitted the whole page. I also added
an image on the side of a close up
of Shantelle as I think the image
looks very effective.

3. Version 2
 Here I put a background on the right
side on the double page spread so
that it was the same colour as the
background on the other side so that
they match. I have also added two
more pictures on Shantelle that are
all different so that it shows different
parts of her life. I have also put a
grey outline on the pictures so that
they stand out more from the
background and they grey matches
the colour of Shantelle’s dress on the
main image. I have also lowed the
text the is at an angle because it
looked like it didn’t link in with the
other text.

4. Version 3
 Here I have added a title that I think has
very interesting words. I have also made
a certain part of the text larger than the
rest so that it has more of meaning and
has more of an impact for the rest of the
text. Also because the bottom bit on the
right side was blank I decided to add
some advertising thing at the bottom
which promotes Shantelle’s new album
release. I still think that it looks a bit too
plain so I may decide to mage the box
that the letters are in a brighter colour so
that it stands out more.

5. Version 4
 Here I have changed the colour of the
title and put some sort of block effect on
it so that it stands out more and looks
more of an R&B title. I also out a
shadow effect of the text that is enlarged
on the right side so that it has more of an
effect that is effective. Have also made
the W on the first paragraph bigger and
bolder as it shows it is the start of a
sentence.

6. Version 5
 Here I decided to change the font of the
title as I didn’t think that the font was
relating to R&B as much. I think that this
font works better and the font hasn't
been used yet within any of my pieces. I
have also changed the size of part of the
text (the question bit). I did this so the
questions stood out more than the
answers. I have also changed one of the
photos to a scan photo as it relates to
some of the text and I have added a
quote underneath it so that the reader
has more information about the image.

7. Version 6
 Here I have changed a lot as I felt that the
previous version didn’t look like an R&B
double page spread. I have changed the
image to a more attitude type on stance. I
have also changed the background to
something with a stronger effect and the
colours link in more with the masthead. I
have also made the columns the same
width size because when I looked at other
double page spreads all of their columns
had the same width length. I have changed
one of the image down the side to a photo
of Shantelle and her friend as I thought
that the image before didn’t suit the genre.
I decided to add another blown up quote
to make the columns less plain and
changed the outline colour to the same
colour as the dress on the main image.

8. Version 7
 Here I changed the background on this
version the one before was a little too
dark which meant that you couldn’t
really see the main image of Shantelle. I
like this image as the effect is very eye
catching and unusual and I edited the
image a little to make it more bright to
make it stand out more.

9. Version 8
 Here I changed the background as
someone said that the previous
background made the pages look like
too much was happening so I changed it
to a plain grey background but I feel
that this makes the pages too dull so
overall I think that the previous is better.

10. Final Version
 Here I changed the background as I got given
some feedback and because version 7’s
background looked too busy and my
background on my contents and front cover
have a gradient effect I thought that I should
do a similar effect on this one. I think this one
is much better as the corners have a shadow
that blend in the light grey in the middle. I
think that it looks more successful than the
previous one. I have also changed some of the
text as I felt that the previous text didn’t suite
R&B style music. I have changed the title, the
first paragraph, the quotes, the captions and
the advertisement. I feel that this text makes
this double page spread look more like an
R&B one because it links in with my type of
audience. I also feel that it looks more like a
professional and realistic which is why I am
very happy with this outcome.