1. Assignment 6: Research of
Double Page Spreads
BY JOANNE ARODA

2. Stage 1 : Magazine Research

3. I’m reviewing

4. What kind of things are in the magazine?
 Being a listings magazine it gives people the best
1. Restaurants
2. Clubs
3. Venues
4. Films
5. Music
6. Shopping
7. Styles...

5. Who is the audience/target audience? How do
you know?
 The target audience is
aimed at social people
who enjoy night out with
friends or after work i.e
Uni students and
working to upper class
people
 I think its a cross of both
niche and mass audience
its aimed at both males
and females and from uni
students to people in
there late 40’s so there is
no real limit

6. How is the magazine organised/structures?
P: 4-23 ; Are interviews & reviews
P: 32-62 ; Has ad for venues and
concerts, reviews of films, music,
clubs, cabret, comedy, art etc
i= P: 68-78 ; Also has some
reviews , The Eating & Drinking
Awards, Top 10... Pubs with
stories

7. What do they advertise?
 They tend to advertise events among other things ...
British airways offers, Vodafone
offers, Toyota offers, John Lewis,
Hp windows 7 laptops, Time out
guides, Master card, Concerts

8. Where is it magazine available?
 Its available worldwide

9. How much does it cost to use a full double page
spread in the magazine?

10. Stage 2: Double page spread

12. Layout Design
Capital letter shows
start of interview
Image from his show
Dominating
image of the
comedian
Important quote
Showing who's
being
interviewed
Web link for tickets
Image of a show
Rhetorical question +
he guest stars in
small intro

13. How Is The Layout Effective And Eye Catching?
 It does this by its
dominant image and the
person who's being
interviewed popularity
 The sentence quotes
catches your eye and is one
of the first things you read
 The placement of the
images does not draw
away from the writing

14. Style of Font
The capital ‘A’ tell the
reader its the beginning
of the interview
The slightly bigger font
for the quotes identifies
its importance and is one
The boldness of the of the first things people
from and sizes is read
noticeably the title
The white colour stands out from
the red background which makes
it readable

15. Photo Manipulation
Lighting is manipulated
to highlight the
The cutting out of
important people and the
both people with
less
touch up to the
image

16. Organisation of Information
The article is clear and dominant and the reader knows where to
start with the capital ‘A’
The two images at the
top and bottom are
close to the corners
which does not
interferes with the
The writing being at
article
the bottom and
image all over gives
the reader the chance
to see the image and
then start reading

18. Layout Design
Title across who pages in different colours
Mini into raising
a question to be
answered later Different topics have
clear headings
Web link for more info
Two dominant images in relation to ‘James Bond’

19. How Is The Layout Effective And Eye Catching?
 With the two
dominant images in
relation to the iconic
‘James Bond’ theme
will draws peoples
attention
 Their poses are
unusual which will
also catch readers
attetion

20. Style of Font
Front is block bold capitals which catches the eye
Into clear enough to be
seen and a different
size than the rest
Font is smaller but
big enough to read
Headings for different
sections are bigger than
the info but smaller
than the title so it
doesn't get lost and can
clearly be seen

21. Photo Manipulation
Shading in the face along Weight manipulation
with light manipulation and facial touching up

22. Organisation of Information
Title at the top and across both pages
also different colours keeps it
interesting
Writing all around the Different topics
image so both can be have different
seen clearly noticeable
headings
Web link
Dominant images are
striking and captures your
attention

24. Layout Design
Simple bold black title
Image relating to the
article
Small intro with
a question to be
Steps to become an
addressed in the
‘anorak king’
article
Quote
Article runs on both side
Dominant image in
the middle of both
pages

25. How Is The Layout Effective And Eye Catching?
 The dominant image in
the middle catches the
eye along with the other
image for its different
colours
 Also the titles simplicity
of the page spread

26. Style of Font
The size and boldness of
the title stand out from
the article font
The small info is a
bigger font then
the title but bigger The bigger font for the
than the article quote tells the reader its
making it readable the most important part
The capital ‘I’ tell
the reader where
the article starts The font is smaller but big enough to
be read

27. Photo Manipulation
Also to darken the
background to draw
attention to different
areas
The lighting and colour
manipulation so all
features can be seen and
lighting is even

28. Organisation of Information
The title in the top The image near the top
right corner is bold and corner of the page
this one of the first relating to the reading
things that catches
your eye
The article is in a
rectangle shape in
appealing
The image in the centre of
both pages highlights its
dominance