Coursework - Double Page Spread

As I have now successfully produced a front cover and contents page for my very own music magazine, I was then able to create a double page spread featuring a given artist of music to go alongside the previous two. The image presented above is of my final double page spread. From research I was able to understand that most double page spreads include half the page filled with an image and the other half is primarily used for the text, or in this case the interview, therefore I have incorporated this into my own double page spread using the 'dodge' tool in photoshop to lighten the right hand side of the photo in order for it to easily blend with the contrasting white side of the paper where the text is placed. Amongst this I increased the brightness and created a higher contrast to create a more professional image but keeping it simplistic. I have included the main conventions of a double page spread, including page number, title, introduction and examples in text, such as having the interview questions in 'bold' and the response in 'regular' text graphics. I have also included a website address at the bottom of the page for those more socially interactive readers and to ensure my magazine is keeping up to date with changing switch from paper to digital production. The colour scheme of this page is kept similar to the other created pages, sticking to pinks, in particular on this page, pastel colours; pinks and blue, which also bodes well with the contents page and front cover, which as an overall effect allows a clear understanding of the audience of women rather than men. The title, 'Char and her guitar' was created with through the use of online programme DaFont to create contrasting effects of text which again relate to the contents page and front cover, varying from serif fonts to sans serif fonts. From research on double page spreads I have chosen to include a large pastel colour 'C' on the background of the page, standing for 'Char' to break up the text and make it more appealing to the reader. This idea was taken from an extract of Lady Gaga in Q magazine which featured a large 'L' on the page, therefore my magazine is easily representable to the ones presented in my research. Overall I think my double page spread has worked successfully well and bodes well with both my contents page and front cover page.