The document analyzes double page spreads from music magazines. It summarizes the key design elements used for spreads featuring Lilly Allen and Dizzee Rascal. For Lilly Allen, the headline uses cut-out letters to grab attention. Her photo dominates one page and her casual clothing helps readers relate to her. Red is used consistently to match the magazine's color scheme. For Dizzee Rascal, graffiti in the background photo creates texture. His medium-long shot photo and movement convey his environment. The headline is a play on words about his rise to fame. Both spreads effectively use photos, headlines, captions and article previews to introduce the artist and pique readers'

1. Analysing Double Page Spreads of
Music Magazines

2. Analysis of Music Magazine
Double Page Spread – Lilly Allen

4. The main heading/
headline takes up
most of the first
Analysis of double page spread The image of Lilly
page. It has been Allen dominates the
made to look like frame on one side of
each letter has the page. It is a
been cut out of a medium close up
newspaper. This showing her clothes
gives the double and facial
page spread a expressions. The
quirky look. The clothes she is
headline is a quote wearing for the
from Lilly Allen photograph are
which grabs the normal clothes that
readers attention the reader would
and makes them wear. This lets the
want to read reader relate to Lilly
more. Allen and want to
read her story.
There is a Byline
anchoring the Her clothes are also
headline. This red which matches
gives credit to the colour scheme
whoever designed throughout NME.
the lettering. The red also stands
out from the white
The colour of the heading is the same of the as the background but is made clear to read
There are 3 background.
because of the black boxes shaped around the letters. The font is very casual just like the
different types of image of Lilly Allen.
font used
throughout out A drops cap
The ‘NME’ logo reminds the reader what magazine they The sub heading is a brief description
this page. The has been used
are reading. The date is used to let the reader know that about what the article is about. It also
title, The sub here. This
the article is up to date. The page number must be the breaks up the main heading and the
heading and the emphasises
same as it is in the contents so the reader can find the article up so the heading stands out more
article. the start of he
article easily. and does not get lost within the article.
article.

5. Analysis of Music Magazine double
page spread – NME Dizzee Rascal

6. Mise en scene is The caption saying
created by the ‘Dizzee Rascal’ Lets
ANALYSIS OF ARTICLES- DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD 1 NME
graffiti on the the reader know who
wall. This creates the image is in case
a textured they do not recognise
background and him. A paint splat
gives personality effect has been sued
to the page. It to relate to the main
also gives you image.
information about
Dizzee Rascal The Byline gives
because that is credit to the
what he might like photographer that
to do. took the photos for
the Dizzee Rascal
The main image article.
dominates the The subheading gives
frame one page. It the reader a brief
is medium long description of what the
shot. This gives the rest of the article is
reader an idea of about. It is in a slightly
the environment bigger text then the
and let you see the article but smaller then
expression on his the title.
face. The
movement in the The main headline is a
image lets the play on words to the
reader know more The copy uses drop texts to make it saying ‘Rages to
Dizzee Rascal clear when the article starts. riches’ by using the
before they read the word ‘tags’ which is
article. The page number The beer bottles and
The article is in four something graffiti
must match the radio shows interests of
columns and wraps artists are known for
contents page. There Dizzee Rascal and
around the radio making gives you an idea what
must be a date so adds to the mise en
the radio and mise en the article will be about
the reader knows if scene.
scene stand out more and e.g. Dizzee rise to
the article is up to
not get lost in the text. fame.
date.

7. Analysis of written
article
The article itself is basically about how
Dizzee Rascal has became so succssful
and famous in the year 2009. It tells you
the things he ahs been up to like
Winning the Mercury Prize and Kate
Moss and himself.
The style of article is written in third
person as it is someone else telling the
story of what happened when Dizzee
Rascal arrived for his photoshoot.
It is written in 4 short columns each of
approx75-100 words