Headline

The headline of this double page spread is meant to look and be like that of the Sex Pistols album cover for ‘Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols’. This may be because the band was inspired by this band or they are comparable to this band.

Main Image

The main image of this double page spread takes up the whole 2 pages and is split with 2 members of the band on each page.

Design Balance

I think that the design on both pages is equally balanced as there is text on both edges with the picture in the middle, then the name of the band is across the pages just under the centre. Also I have noticed that there is 2 members of the band on each page.

Text

The text is informal because it has slang terms and taboo language, this to make it more appropriate for the target audience. The text is used to entertain the reader as the content doesn’t have a very serious tone.

The Gutenberg Design Principle

In the primary optical area there is the start of the headline and this then follows the reading gravity and draws our eyes diagonally across the page towards the terminal area where we only see text. In the strong fallow area is the start of the article and then in the weak fallow area is the kicker.

Text

The text on this double page spread is kept all on one page so that the main image has more attention. Also there is a big ‘C’ behind the text to represent the artist’s name.

Main Image

This main image is covering all of a full page to make it a focal feature and draw the audience’s attention to it. Also the colours are very dark whereas her skin is very pale and she is wearing red lipstick. This colour scheme matches the colour scheme of the text.

Headline

There is no headline of this double page spread but there is a pull quote that makes you want to look further into the article and there is the artist’s name at the top.

House Style

The house style is very simple with the colour scheme being kept to just red, black and white. The name of the artist is clear to see at the top of the page and has two different fonts for the first name and surname. This puts emphasis on the artist. I also noticed how there is a small Q logo in the bottom left corner; presumably this is to just advertise the magazine and helps the reader remember them.

The Gutenberg Design Principle

In the primary optical area there is the artists name and then if we follow the reading gravity then we go from the main article to the main image. In the weak fallow area is a pull quot.

Design Balance

The pages aren’t very balanced because all of the text is on one half and the main image is on the other half. However there may be some balance in the two pictures used as they are both dark and these dark areas are in the bottom half of the pages