Analysis of double page spread

Heading: The big block front style is quite masculine and suggests the main target audience is male. The Black and white colors contrast very well which makes the text stand out even more. Hurtling Headline is also a very effective title because its easy to remember as its alliteration. The word “Headlong” in particular is the biggest text on the page and bold. This emphasizes the word and the word “headlong” is relevant to skiing.

Main image: The main image shows a long shot of a male posing with his ski bored and helmet while dressed in ski clothes. This tells the reader straight away what sport the article is about. The image is a mixture of purple and red which stand out from the black background a lot which makes it eye catching to the audience. This image also links to the headline as "Hurtling Headline” is appropriate to this sport. Also the fact that the great Britain flag is on the ski bored tells the reader what country he represents straight away.

The image is surrounded by short brief paragraphs that explain the different features of the ski and highlights what the athlete does to keep fit. This suggests that the article target audience are people who know very little about this sport or who want to get into it and its also educating the audience. These short paragraphs breaks up the article and helps the user navigate though the page.

Under the headline it informs the reader its about the winter Olympics. The athletes name is bold which makes it stand out and gives it emphasis. It also tells the reader who the athlete is. The font is a little larger than the main text but smaller than the heading.

Article: The article text is white which contrasts with the black background which makes it easy to read. The font style is simple which suits the title and makes it look more professional. The article also uses a drop cap at the beginning; this is conventional for articles to do this.

Included within the article are links which may be helpful to the audience. The word links has a red fill which makes it stand out from the rest of the article. The mode of address is quite formal and addresses the audience indirectly,

The whole double page spread is split equally between 50-50 of text and the main image. This shows that neither is more significant than the other. This use of space makes the double page spread look more appealing and professional. The double page spread doesn’t use many colors and the three main ones are black, white and purple. The font styles are very similar though out. This simple look makes it more professional and it clearly shows the design of this spread was made to attract the male audience.

Heading: The title of this double page spread is Blood brothers. The font styles are different, the word Blood is in bold and and is has very subtle italics which shows there is some significant with that word. The text is very large compared to other text on the page which makes it stand out quite a lot. Just above the title it says ‘this week on TV”. The positioning of this means this is the first thing the reader will see and it lets them know straight away what week the program will be on. Also beneath the title there is a shot brief sentence gives the reader some information about the plot of the show as well inform the reader on what genre it is.

On the top right of the page is a quote. The text has a dark red fill which makes it eye catching. The quote gives the reader an idea off what the plot is about. This is effective as the audience can decided from this quote if this is something they may find interesting to watch or not.

At the bottom right hand side shows the cast and gives a brief description. This allows the reader to identify whether their favorite actors are in the show which could gain more views for the program. This information is in a box which has a white outline which makes it stand out.

The main image on this double page spread takes up about 60% of the top half of the page. This makes it seem as though the image is more important than the text. The image gas a medium long shot of three people laying down with the female In the middle. This suggest that their could be a strong lead female character which could attract the female audience as its usually a male figure who has the lead role.

The double page spread uses a mixture of colors especially the main image. This makes it more appealing and eye catching. The color of the text is white which contrasts with the dark background and makes it easy to read.

On the bottom left of the page there Is a another image. This is smaller than the main one which shows its not as significant. It breaks up the text in the article which gives the reader more to look at.

I think this double page spread appeals to both the male and female audience from the colors and images used.

By analyzing these two double page spreads I have found out that they have these conventions. Masthead Big heading, usually biggest text on the double page spread A big main image Addresses audience directly Contrasting colors A quote Multiple images and smaller images that break up article Text size is small, usually 10 or 11 Drop cap to show reader where to start reading Article laid out in columns, usually two Text fill on some text to make it stand out Bold, italics and various fonts used Main image is usually a long shot The language is informal and relaxed Image and text usually split 50/50 on the double page spread By line – who wrote article and picture credits.