Analysis of existing double page spreads.

1. Magazine Double Page Spread Analysis
This double page spread is taken from the country music magazine called Nash. This is an
interview with Miranda Lambert when she released her Platinum album. This article is
talking about her three different albums and some of the songs on the album. The layout to
this article is where the main image of Miranda Lambert’s platinum records is on the left of
the two pages and takes up most of the page, there is a small paragraph written in pink on
the bottom left of the first page and another small paragraph that starts the main text of the
article written in black on the bottom right of the first page. This layout shows it is clear and
simple positioning being used. The image shows that the article is on Miranda Lambert and
her albums. The colours on this image is pink for the text which matches the colour for the
first small paragraph on the first page and the titles for the song names on the second page.
This creates a symbiotic link between the two pages for the article, it is affective because it
also shows where the different parts of the article is.
There are three smaller image on the second page to break up the text of the article as well as
to show that the imformation under the images are related to that image. The three images
are of three different CDs that Miranda Lambert has released over a series of years and the
text under each CD is a different song that is related to the image and the Platinum Records
CD which is shown on the first page. By doing this it gives a visual stimulation as to what the
article is about and ingaes the audience.
Each of the images used in this whole double page spread are different, the first one is of
Miranda looking straight at the camera and is a close up of her, the second is a medium long
shot where she is leaning on a wall holding the neck of a guitar. The third image is a medium
shot where she is standing against a wall and is holding the sides of her jacket. The last
image is where she is leaning on a bed and has a guitar leaning next to her while she is
looking out to the ditstance and not at the camera. The three smaller images all use heavy
eye make-up and a simple costume which differs from the main image which uses simpler
tones and lighter make-up. In all four images her hair is left down and is blonde, this shows a
symbiotic link that she shows within her album covers. Also it symbolises the natural nature

2. theme that country music holds.
Underneath each song title on the second page is the release date of the song and the album
name, written in black bold letters that match the song title which is written in pink bold
letters. This cna be a promotion of her three albums that have a few song reviews as the
eader is provided with an image of the album and the album name. The whole article is
reviewing the songs on the Platinum Records and at the same time is promoting her three
CDs that are featured.

3. Magazine Double Page Spread Analysis
This is a double page spread taken from a country music magazine. In this double page
spread the article is about four aspiring country singers who are involved in the country TV
show named Nashville. The colours used in this article are yellow for highlighting and
underlining the title to the article. This choice of colour is affective because it stands out but
you are still able to read the text of the article itself. The symbolism of yellow is courage and
happiness, so by using yellow it is showing that the artists in the main image have courage to
perform for the first time and show their journy within country music and fame. Also it is
showing that they are happy with thier life and careers.
We can see that this article is about the artists and the TV show Nashville, showing that it is a
factual story and is not a interview or reivew. The layout to this article is like a traditional
article where there are two collums of text and a related image to break up the text. The
image is showing two of the four artirtists, who are shown on the first page, on stage and
looking back at the camera almost suggesting that they’re scared or nervous. This image
shows that the article is about their journey and what they will be feeling during this journey.
In the image you can see that the costumes are traditional country wear, they men are
wearing jeans and a shirt. The shirts differ for each of the three men, where the woman is
wearing a white dress with a blue belt around the waist. Three of the artists are wearing
cowboy boots in brown while the thrid man is wearing dark brown/ black shoes. These
costumes show that country artists are the same as everyone else, it also implies that they are
simple and down-to-earth people. They stick to their beliefs and don’t let fame change who
they are.
The title of the article also shows that it is about their journey, as it is ‘Stage Ready’. This is
giving off the main meaning to the article and what it will be about. By usuing the words
‘Stage Ready’ as the titlte makes the readers intriged as to what the article will tell them
about the four artists. The title is written in bold black letters to stand out on the page, this is
effective because the readers will see this and want to read the article.
Also just above the title is a small amount of text that is highlighted in yellow and written in
black. This could be the sell-line of the article as it is briefly telling the readers what the

4. article will be about. This however does not ditsract to much attention from the main article
and title.
This whole double page spread is unique and interesting, the layout is simple and clear.
However there is not a large amount of text within the main article text, therefore for my
double page spread I will follow the layout of this double page spread but I will change the
positionings of the images slightly and where the title is placed. For instance I might change
the placement of the title so that it is on the first page with the main image for the article and
then add another small related image within the main text of the article.