JERIC RICHARD TUANO

Magazine Double Page Spread Analysis

The stand first section in the DPS is basically a summarised paragraph or sentence of the featured article on the page which has picked out key points from the text.

Music artist group name illustrated at the top of the page.

Headline of the featured article included on the double page spread.

Big image displaying the

music artists/band

Strip/banner illustrating a puzzle combination piece in relation to the music band/artists itself implying what components make up that band.

Column formatted

Graffiti type of font to suggest teenager generation personality of style

Stand first – the first letter written in a larger font

Font is in serif, giving off the impression that the magazine is for the upper class and that the artist is wealthy

Musician’s picture is in black and white and high-key – work that of similar to artist Richard Avedon. This enhances the idol’s look, provides a retro feeling to the magazine and emphasizes the model’s facial expression

Big image of the featured music artist and what the article may be based upon or about, displayed through a mid-shot taken

White space between the content’s columns to make the article easier to read

Paragraphs are placed in a column format with indents to separate different topics within the featured article

Lips are open which suggests that she is a sex object and is trying to seduce the audience

Capital “L” stands out as her logo but the red could be thought as danger and sex signs

Chained clothing type

Comparison: what is the different between both DPS’?

The difference between the two articles is that they are both trying to give a different approach as they target different audiences. Lady Gaga’s article is trying to give a classier approach and shows this as the article contains a serif font while the Teen Spirit article is giving a more casual approach as it is written in a sans serif font, giving a friendlier, more casual approach. Also, Teen Spirit promotes a theme of adolescence as the poses of the models are casual and not restricted, there are no age-restricted content and the layouts of the heading and subheadings are slanted, giving off the “unorganized teen” theme, whereas Lady Gaga’s article is neat, tidy and class. Both columns contain stand firsts and paragraphed columns. Another difference is that the gender of the featured artists are both different and the opposite sex.