Final Double-Page Spread.

This is my final double-page spead, which I re-designed as it contained too many typing errors and did not comply with the conventions of a typical double-page spread, as the images were placed in the centrefold of the page.
I created this double-page spread with reference from another-'Kerrang' Magazine's spread about Green Day. When first looking at this spread, I noticed how on one page a whole image was used on its own for instant attention to both pages when turning the page, and to show who the page was talking about. There was on main colour used on the page, a brownish -orange colour, and text on the second page was prodominantley black, red and white, resembling a newspaper to give urgency to the reader. The page also contained an advertisement for their CD at the top right of the page, and a tab at the bottom, stating they were looking back at Green Day's music history, pointing to the main image on the left and relating to the CD advertisement at the top.
When creating my double-page spread design, I took all of this into account, and kept one primary colour throughout the page-a navy blue, as I thought this was smart and the right tone of colour so that the text and image could still be seen clearly. I placed my main image at the bottom of the page, as it was a medium close-up of the two subjects in the band I was discussing on the page, so included the blue background on both pages to fill the space. I then added a yellow tab above them, talking about their upcoming book signing, which relates to what is being discussed on the page opposite. At the top, I included a heart rate pattern which continued accross both pages. I used this, as I thought that it was relevant to the feelings that the drum and bass music created- music that the band were supposed to create proffessionally. On the right page, I stated a large bold title at the top with the band's name, keeping the same font as the front cover title to continue the pattern, and made the colour red for urgency as in the 'Kerrang' version, again resembling a newspaper. Below this in capitals like the Kerrang spread for more attraction like a headline, I created a newspaper style catchy headline to attract the reader to the smaller paragraph of text below. I coloured the headline in White for urgency and attraction, and the smaller font underneath black, so that it could be clearly seen and read. I made sure that the text was simple , smart and legible to any reader, and finished the text with a writer's name below in white for emphasis. I am very pleased with this design, as it is simple, using the right conventions and colours to attract the reader, whilst still getting the correct message accross, making it easy to read and understand.







This is the 'Kerrang' double-page spread which I used as a reference for my own spread. This too uses primary colours, conventions of a newspaper to attract the reader, and a large image that takes up one page for attraction when turning over to both pages.