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Analysing Double Page Spread Questions 1) What is the main feature on the double page spread? 2) Does an image dominate one of the pages, if so, is it the right or the left page? 3) How is the image represented? Are they wearing any particular clothing or doing anything to connote a particular style or genre? 4) What is the size of these images? Are these images captioned by any text? If so, what? 5) How are the images shot? Are the images shot in a particular way to create an enigma? Why might a reader see the picture and want to continue reading? 6) What typography does the feature use on its headline? Also, analyse the content of the headline. Is there a pun used or rhyme? Look for linguistic devices to pull a reader in. 7) Does the article use a pull quote or a kicker? If so, what colour / typography does it use to attract the target audience? 8) Analyse the body text. Approximately what size is the typography of the body text? Does it use any initial or drop caps to entice the reader? 9) Is there a by line for the article or the picture? If so, where is this positioned? 10)Are the baselines for the body text equal or are they unbalanced to connote a certain house style? 11)Does the article use a jumper to continue onto a new page? 12)Are the columns for the body text equal in width? Is body text used on the left hand page and the right hand page or is the body text kept to one page? 13)Is a lead / stand first used? If so, is the typography different from the headline and body text? Analyse the content to see how the lead ‘leads’ the reader into the article. 14)What is the alley spacing between the body text columns?

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Analysing Double Page Spread Questions!!!1) What is the main feature on the double page spread? !2) Does an image dominate one of the pages, if so, is it the right or the left page? !3) How is the image represented? Are they wearing any particular clothing or doing

anything to connote a particular style or genre? !4) What is the size of these images? Are these images captioned by any text? If so, what? !5) How are the images shot? Are the images shot in a particular way to create an

enigma? Why might a reader see the picture and want to continue reading? !6) What typography does the feature use on its headline? Also, analyse the content of the

headline. Is there a pun used or rhyme? Look for linguistic devices to pull a reader in.!7) Does the article use a pull quote or a kicker? If so, what colour / typography does it use

to attract the target audience? !8) Analyse the body text. Approximately what size is the typography of the body text?

Does it use any initial or drop caps to entice the reader? !9) Is there a by line for the article or the picture? If so, where is this positioned? !10)Are the baselines for the body text equal or are they unbalanced to connote a certain

house style? !11)Does the article use a jumper to continue onto a new page? !12)Are the columns for the body text equal in width? Is body text used on the left hand

page and the right hand page or is the body text kept to one page? !13)Is a lead / stand first used? If so, is the typography different from the headline and body

text? Analyse the content to see how the lead ‘leads’ the reader into the article.!14)What is the alley spacing between the body text columns?!