The Making of… My Double Page Spread

By Janet Bargmann

This was my first attempt… I didn’t like how the text was very blocked, and also there isn’t a space for the middle of the page, so I knew I had to change it.

I tried adjusting the columns…

I made some columns, but it still looked quite crowded and I hadn’t followed the conventions properly. I didn’t have the same font all the way through the magazine.

So I started from scratch… well…. Almost…

I hid all the text, and started again by moving the images to the side of the page, where I think it looks well placed.

I also decided to tilt them on an angle, so it could have the effect of looking like a scrapbook.

I have also changed the position of the title, and the “Bigger;Badder;Better.” I think shortening this makes it look more effective.

I added back in the text…

I felt that it still looked too much like “Block text” and it looked like there was too much space yet too crowded at the same time.

So finally… I edited some of the interview, because I only wanted it to be on one side of the page. This was because I realized I still didn’t have the font I used on the front cover, so I used it for a “Quick Questions” section, which I think rounds off the interview quite well. Overall, I am happy with how it looks at the moment, but I would like to fit in a quote from the interview somewhere, because this is a major convention in many magazine types.