Double Page Spread Analysis

of her dreadlocks which is very popular in the Rastafarian culture in Jamaica, and also throughout Jamaica. Overall, by grouping my models together, this would represent reggae as a whole and make the audience want to read

further on in my magazine due to the fact that culture is continuously being expressed on each page. However, three of my models were already used in my magazine, and I wanted to show a diversity of different models, resulting in me to use two different models.

The reason why I chose to use this model for my double page spread, is because of her outfit and her smile. Her

outfit is very simple, yet very traditional due to the her head wrap and her beady necklace. Also, during the photo shoot, I directed my model by telling her to simply smile for the camera since this would create a positive mood on the double page spread therefore causing the audience to read my magazine further.

Secondly, I chose to use this model because of her Jamaican flag. My model was also wearing a Bob Marley T-Shirt, which would instantly keep the audiences focus since he is an iconic figure in the Caribbean.

Below is my first design for my Double Page Spread...

For my Double Page Spread, I firstly decided on taking group images since each of my models visually link back to the theme reggae. For example, the two models in the back have their head wrapped in fabric which is a traditional form of styling hair within the African culture. In addition to this, my model on the right is wearing African clothing, representing the vibrant colours worn in both the African and Caribbean culture. The purpose of the following three models was to represent the African ancestry Caribbean’s have, and by including them in my double page spread, this would therefore symbolise the deep history in the Caribbean culture. On the other hand, the model on the left relates to reggae simply because

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This was my initial design for my double page spread, were I firstly wanted to include a group image, followed by two other images, but because I did an interview with Kanyin Temisan this meant that I had to use a simpler format by reducing the amount of images used in order to create more space for the text. In addition to this, I thought that the space would best be created if the image as composited on the right side of the frame whilst the masthead is compositioned on the left.

Based on the items my model was wearing, I decided to used her as my main image because the flag and the T-Shirt visually reflect back on the masthead ‘Back To The Roots’.

During my photo shoot, I directed my model by telling her to look away from the camera because I wanted the audience to focus more on the flag and small image of Bob Marley. But out of all three experiments, I decided to go with the last one because it takes the audience back to the roots of Jamaica were reggae originates. I also increased the size of the image so it can take up a third of the frame because I wanted the image to appeal more

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towards the audience.

After choosing my image, I bordered the masthead with lines in order to separate it from the text because it is compositioned on the left side of the frame rather than the entire top half. I also added the two images of my first model, but realised how I would not be able to all the answers I gathered from my interview with Kanyin Temisan which is shown in the second photo. The image of my first model takes up half of the frame, resulting in my double page spread to only include three out of five questions in my interview. This therefore lead me to remove the both images of my first model and only the image of my second model because this would create more space for my interview.

Final Outcome:In order to keep my magazine consistent, I continued to use the font ‘Destrukt’ due to the fact that it is very bold. Also, because the masthead is capitalised and bordered, this therefore causes the masthead to appeal even more further towards the audience. Finally, I applied the effect ‘Drop Shadow’ in order to add more depth and create a three dimensional look to the text.

With the use of dashes, I separated each question from each other. I also used a different colour scheme for my magazine, which included the colour white which goes in contrast with the background therefore standing out towards the audience.

The font used for the questions is called ‘PoplarSTD’ which is a simple but bold font. On the other hand, in order to avid the audience from losing their attention on the question, I used the font ‘comic sans’.

The purpose of the quotes was to continue highlighting the impact reggae music had made towards the music industry . But because the double page spread includes a lot of text, I bordered the quotes in order to separated them from the text and avoid the audience from being confused.

For both descriptions on the page, I used the font century gothic because it is not bold and allows to audience to clearly notice where the interview starts from.