Double Page Spread Step by Step

I first made the double page spread layout on In Design, and used a black screen image from Google on one half and my edited band photo on the other half. This is shown in my double page spread research as the main subject of the interview/article has a photo of themselves on one whole page.

I then put the band’s name (Two Faced Serenade) across the top of both pages in a bright red colour so it stands out and pops against the black, white and grey colours. This makes the band’s title easily recognisable to outstanding fans or people that have never heard of the band before.

I then copied and pasted my interview from a word document and placed the words into columns, it is common for magazines to put interviews and articles into columns as it makes it easier to read and the information looks lessened. This is also suitable for my target audience as they will mostly be younger 16+ so they won’t get bored and overwhelmed easily. 

Within my article I took out some quotes from the interview and made them slighter bigger and in a different colour so they stand out. I also deemed these quotes important information, as they sound important and look important it would draw the reader into the article, and urge them to read it. This is shown in my research also.

I also put on the page with the image “the band that are taking over Southend” this again would attract the reader into reading the article as it makes the band seem a big deal and something the audience should know about. I use red as a colour for this quote as it fits in with the colour scheme but also contrasts against the background so it stands out. This is also shown in my research but with more detail and not on the image, so I built upon this idea.

Finally I added an image of Two Faced Serenades new EP to promote the band along with the interview. This technique is commonly used in music magazines as it gives the audience information about the band’s music and encourages them to listen to it, as if it is good enough for the magazine it is good enough for them (the audience). I also put the Spotify to the band and EP as many people nowadays use digital music streaming so it encourages higher listening for the band and gives the audience options.