Double page spread analysis- NME - Lily Allen

1. Headline:
The headline of the pagesisextremelylarge andbold.
Thishas most likelybeenusedtograbthe reader’s
attentionwhenthey’reflickingthroughpages.The
fontof the headline isquiteuniqueasit’squite messy
and all over.Thisisgood because it’sasif the headline
isbeingshouted,yetbeingphysicallyshownonthe
page.The coloursare alsoquite broadand couldbe
usedto linkinwiththe genre of the artist,as well as
herpersonality asshe isquite loudandboisterous.
Text:
The textis in1st
person,withthe writertalkingabouthisorhersexperience
whilstwiththe artistherself.Thiswill attractthe readerif they’re afanof the
artistas the personwhointerviewedthe artististalkingabouthow Lilly’s
actedaround themwhichthe readermayfindentertainingif theylike
knowingwhatthe artistgetsup to. The intervieweralsotalksaboutwhat
Lilly’shouse islike whichfansof the artistmay find intriguing,theyalsotalk
aboutpast criminal convictionsthatthe artisthas,such as speeddriving.
House style:
The coloursof thepages arequitecold
colours,asthemaincolourisblack,there’s
also theuseof dark red andfinally,the
background colourbeingwhite. However,the
colour red hasbeen used to add extradetail
butalso grab thereader’sattention for
exampleLily’snameisin red which would
grab thereader’s attentionstraightaway.The
fontof the main body of textis quiteplainand
simpleand iswell presented;thismakesit
easy for thereader to read instead of having
difficultto read fonts.Thefontof the headline
however,is quitemessy and all over,this
again,isgoodasitcouldlink backto thegenre
of the artist,or itcould link withher
personality assheherself isquiteloud and
boisterous.Overall,theheadlineisextremely
eye catchingand workswell with thepage.
Main Image:
The main imageisof theartistLilly Allen
herself.Theseis relevantto thepageas the
text is aboutthisartistand her genreof music
works well with themagazineas theother
bands/ artists featured inthemagazineshare
the samegenreor havesimilar genres.The
artistisshownwearinga red and black
chequered shirt.Theclichélook workswell for
her as quitea fewpop artistshaveasit’s
simpleand casual.However her hair isquite
uniqueto her and dueto itbeingblackon a
whitebackground thecolour isquitepowerful
and thereader is drawn to itstraightaway.
Overall,thisimageworks well with notonly
the pagebutthe magazineitself.
The GuttenbergPrinciple:
The primaryoptical area of this page showsthe headline.Thisisgoodasit grabs the reader’sattentionstraightawaybeforeanything
else. The overall movementisforthe eye totravel fromthe primaryareato the terminal areawhichislocatedon the bottomright
handside of the page and showsthe mainimage.Thistherefore allowsthe readertoscanoverthe page andsee the mainbodyof
text,headline,subtitle andmainimage before actuallytakinginall the informationdue tothe reading gravity. The strongfallowarea
alsoshowsthe mainimage,andthe weakfallowareashowsthe mainbodyof text.Both of these fall outof the readingpathgravity
and receive minimal attention,howeverIthinkthese are emphasizedbythe mainimage andmainbodyof textandgrab the reader’s
attentionastheyare usedtoentertainthe reader.
Designbalance:
Thismagazine hasan asymmetrical balance as there is
an unevenamountof visual weightoneachside of the
page,despite the bothpagesbeingfull;one of them
has a lotof textwhereasthe otherside hasthe main
image.Therefore the leftside hasalotof information
to take in whereasthe righthandside justhasan
image whichwouldhave beenusedtograbthe reader
attentionandappeal tothe reader.