Saturday 23 April 2011

Evaluation Question 1

Double Spread Page Analysis


The typography of this double spread pages main headline is a mature and sophisticated, this connotes that the magazine is for an older audience, it is also done in bold which signifies that it is the main title of the page. Underneath the heading a subtitle has been put to introduce the article for the readers so that they know what it is with out reading the whole thing, this can also be done to interest the readers into reading the whole article. In the subheading the name of the group has been done in bold so it stands out and the readers know who the article is about, also their picture has been put in, it is big and takes half of the page. The main image relates to the title ‘art of darkness’ as the lighting reflects a mysterious/enigmatic scene, the positioning of the artists is alos significant as the women is in the middle which suggests that she is being protected, however it can be argued that it subverts the stereotypical view of a women as she is an androgynous (which means that she is someone which looks both male and female) as she is dressed in male clothing. The article has been written in an interview style which suggests a journalistic/reportage style to signify the band’s importance.