The colour scheme of this double page spread is mainly pink and black. Pink is a colour stereotypically given to Nicki Minaj and makes the page more feminine than masculine. It is explicit that the article is about Nicki as her name’s typography is big, bold and capitalised.

The article begins with ‘The gospel according to..’ This is written in a different typography to the rest of the article. The writing looks old fashions and something you may seen on a and old scroll. This typography contrasts hugely with the ‘Nicki Minaj’ text. The text begins with a drop capital which is in the same font as ‘Nicki Minaj’. Drop capitals are useful because they show the reader clearly where the article begins. Ironic and humorous language has been used to link to the beginning of the headline ‘the gospel’. Throughout the article I can see that language such as ‘thou’ has been used which is typically found in the Bible. The article has clearly been split into sections using numbers making it clear and easy for the reader to read. The subtitles of each section have been capitalised and put in bold black writing making the sections even more clear for the reader.

Nicki is dressed in a zebra print out with a colourful patch-work necklace which adds fragments of colour to the page. This zebra print and brightness may present her crazy personality. Her dark black hair also stands out from the pale pink background. She is wearing pink lipstick to match the colour scheme. Nicki has quite a shocked expression on her face and she is directly looking at the reader making the article enticing. She is drawing you in. Theshot used for this image is a mid shot.

I believe that the photo of Nicki was taken in a studio and then the image has been cropped in order to fit the double spread. I think that the white’s of her eyes have also been brightened/made more white so that her eyes stand out more from the page making the direct address with the audience more obvious.

Nicki is wearing a large ring that goes across all her fingers in order for it to be a main aspect to the reader calling herself an ‘icon’. Nicki is many people’s style icons and also inspirations so this fits. Nicki’s arm is slightly covering her name ‘Nicki Minaj showing that she is a well known phenomenon and her whole name doesn’t need to be shown. Down the left hand side a quotation has been used and it has been highlighted in pink. The typography of this quote is in white and black to stand out from the pink highlight. The picture takes up most of the page and there is not much writing. The picture and text also seems to bleed over the double page spread.

Here in the bottom right area we can see wrap text has been used. The paragraph flows around the model Nicki Minaj which is effective in making the text clear and making sure he image doesn’t prevent the reader from reading the text.

There is no title or quote on this Double page spread, instead there is just the model/artists name in the top right hand corner –’ Lady Gaga’. The word ‘lady’ is in italics and lower case. However ‘Gaga’ is in bolder text and has been capitalised making this word stick out and present lady Gaga’s famous personality.

The large, bold, red ‘L’ that covers the whole page represents Lady Gaga’s first initial. The ‘L’ is also transparent so you can see the article through the ‘L’ which is extremely effective and links to the famous ‘Q’ magazine’s well known, red masthead.

The classic colour scheme of red, black and white is kept throughout this spread. These 3 bold colours are well-liked by ‘Q’ and this creates routine throughout the magazine.The fonts used are also the same throughout the magazine so the magazine is continuous.

The magazine has featured the pop star Lady Gaga as their model for their magazine. On one page Lady Gaga is taking up the whole the whole page in black and white matching the colour scheme. Just as in many modelling photos, her mouth is open in a provocative sense and she is wearing little clothing. She is quite a overwhelming artist due to her personality and fashion statements. We see her unique individual style reflected in the messy hair style and the large chain necklace she is wearing. Lady Gaga is known for her bizarre costumes but this photo shoot shows her in a more tamed down manner reflecting that the magazine wants to show the different side to Gaga.

The double page spread is artistically made with the large red ‘L’. Each paragraph begins with a dropped capital letter which breaks the text up and shows the beginning of a new topic, where a new passage is starting.

We see normal magazine conventions/codes used in the small page number and magazine logo at the bottom of the page.

The pull quotes on this double page spread takes up the majority of the page addressing the sense that it wants to hugely capture the reader’s attention on this single quote. This also has artistic aspects to it as the letters look like they’ve been cut out of a newspaper that gives the page a reckless and in-your-face vibe which could potentially present the personality of the model/ artist ‘Lily Allen. The contrast of the black and white within the pull quote stands out from the off-white background again capturing thee reader’s attention.

The language used within the 4 sectioned paragraphs is very dull / easy to read and some is written in slang which is for the target audience of this magazine (teenagers). The language also captures what the artist is allowing the reader to see and make the article more personal, maybe like a diary entry.

The main image is the singer Lily Allen which initially shows what the article is going to be based on. Her costume and make up relates to the colour scheme of the double page spread showing consistency which is a magazine convention. A mid shot has been used to show the top half of her body, showing her hand on hips and turned up wrists portraying a transgressive attitude. The mid shot also allows us to see her tattoos on her wrists again highlighting her personality/ the events in her life. Direct contact is also used to draw the reader in.

The colour palette follows a consistent pattern of red, white and black which fits into the Indie/Rock genre relating to the artists style and the ‘NME’ masthead which follows the red, black and white theme.

In the top right hand corner alliteration has been used to describe the model Jessie J mirroring the alliteration of her stage name. ‘Fun Fearless Female’ also uses the technique of a triple making it stand out.

The headline uses Italics to write ‘Jessie J’ showing her to be a special / important guest on the magazine then an ellipsis is used to show her progression as a star. ‘Superstar Rising’ is then written in orange capitalised bold letters to match the colour theme of the double page spread.

The shot used of Jessie J is close up shot/ mid shot which shows her making direct address with the reader through her eye contact. She is wearing what seems to be a heavy fur scarf which her head is coming out of perhaps presenting the idea that Jessie J is coming out the woodwork and rising to the fame. The model is holding on tightly to the scarf showing her to be fighting to get out, show off her talent. The model has been put in an orange toned lipstick to match the colour scheme. It looks like her hair has been edited to look more black and glistening as Jessie J’s black bob is a trait of hers. Her skin also appears to have been edited to look clear and brighter.

Beneath the headline an italic summary / pull has been written to give the reader an idea of what is going on in the double page spread. The article begins with a drop italic capital ‘S’ which is effective and explicitly shows the reader where the article begins capturing their eye. This particular article is an interview and the questions have been written in capitalised orange letters to clearly show the questions from Jessie’s answers. The answers have been written in black to stand out from the orange.

The colour scheme of this page is black and orange with an off-white/grayscale background so the writing stands out. A picture of Jessie is in the bottom right hand corner of the page revealing her BRIT award win again showing her progression as a rising star relating back to the headline.