Double Page Spread Analysis

Both NME Magazines

By: Noir El-Nour

Drop Cap

Caption

Side Bar

Sub Heading

Photo

Anchor

Heading

Colour:

The band on the right side are all looking directly at the audience which can draw them in. This is an appropriate picture to have on the right side, because this is the first page that the reader will see when they turn over the page. This means that the as the picture draws them in, they will be more inclined to read the article.

The leaves that are on the left side, make the picture seem very relaxed and calm.

The writing on this page quite bold and the two colours that are used, white and green, add to the natural feel of the page and article.

•The colours used through the article are green, white and black which are the main colour theme;

•This fits with the leaves and the

The tone that is used in this article is casual. This fits with NME’s prior and recent articles as they have a sense of informality to it; shown in the first line “bloody twee pop bands, eh?”. This allows the audience to connect and not be intimidated by the text and also allows the text to be more accessible to the readers as they may not be able to understand more complex language. As NME is targeted at 16-25 year olds, this casual tone fits the language that they are more likely to use and therefore maybe more inclined to read it.

Tone of the Article

Eye Flow and LayoutThe first thing when looking at this

(left) page that draws the readers attention, is the green box which has information concerning the bands tour dates.

The title of the article is what draws the readers attention to the (left) page. This is affective because the readers can then see if the article is something that they would be interested in reading.

LayoutThe image occupies most of the double page spread as it is landscape and the text is around the image.

Rule of thirdsRule of thirds is used in this photo, as each band members heads are in a third

Button

Drop Cap

Slug

Caption

Pull Quote

Footer

Image Anchor

Image

Leading text

The BAND AND Prior Knowledge

Prior Knowledge isn’t needed in this article because this is in the section “100 NEW BANDS” which shows that this section is about something that not many people know about. This article talks about their new album which has just come out and is in the format of an interview. There is also background information given to the readers throughout the article.

Claire Boucher, also known as Grimes, is a Canadian Montreal-based musician, artist and music video director who sings and plays keyboards. Her style of music is very different and unconventional to anything else shown through the scattered sounds from different genres that she uses; this fits with NME’s style of music as they are able to introduce her as an emerging artist and are also able to interest their audience with new sounds.

Eye Flow and Layout•The title “Grimes” is what draws the reader to the right page

•The article is on the right page and isn’t very long

•The Image anchor at the bottom of the left page gives additional information about the band and their releases.

The first thing that the reader sees when looking at this page is the sticker at the top left of the page, which says “100 NEW BANDS soo have to hear”. This could entice the reader and as it is in a music magazine, this could be something that they are interested in.

This also shows that this artist is different and not like other new upcoming artists.

The picture that is used in this Double Page Spread is in black and white. The image is also landscape which goes across both pages, the image of the girl is looking to the right page and at the text, this could make the audience want to see what she is looking at and therefore be more stimulated to read the article.

The way in which this article is written is very casual, however it is also factual which is needed for an upcoming artist so that the audience is able to know something about them that may entice them to listen to her new album and other prior releases. The article is written by NME’s assistant review editor, Laura Snapes and therefore what she writes can be trusted.

Tone of the Article

How these magazines may influence your own publication

The Drop Cap is a convention that is commonly used in music magazines and is an element that I plan on using in my own article.

The Leading Text is another conventional attribute of music magazines and is something that I particularly like about the layout of articles and therefore is something that I will use in my own Double Page Spread article.