Analysis of double page spreads

Negative Space – Area of the

page without text, image or

other elements. It is important

to allow for this space so that

the simplistic yet informative

nature of this article is upheld.

Centre of Visual Interest

(CVI) – The picture of Nicki

Minaj is very effective in that

it will attracting readers

attention. The denotation of

the reoccurring colour scheme

of pink, black and white. Her

fans call themselves ‘Barbz’

in reference to Barbie dolls as

this is what Nicki Minaj bases

a lot of her style on, due to

this the magazine has made

the colour scheme very much

pink based which has a lot of

feminine connotations and can

be easily referred to Barbie.

Pull Quote – this is a quote

pulled out of the

interview to attract the

readers attention to carry on

reading to find out the

meaning behind the quote.

The connotations of the

actual quote suggests that

Nicki Minaj has come to

some kind of realisation that

she does not need to be as

outrageous as she was

before… however fans that

follow her closely would

know that the statement is

used very loosely.

Drop Cap – This is a common

feature used in articles of this

nature in order to denote to the

reader where the main article

begins. It is in a different

colour to the rest of the main

body but the same colour as the

masthead, this shows that it is

demanding the same attention.

Credit Given to

Photographer – This

gives readers the

opportunity to look up

more of the photographers

work if they like the CVI.

Masthead – The masthead is

the biggest most boldest

typography, this is because it is

the name of the artist the

interview is about, Nicki Minaj.

The pink has very feminine

connotations

Page Number and Name of Magazine

Negative space - Area of

the page without text, image

or other elements.

Pull Quote – The denotation of the pull quotes

being against the red background connotes that

they are important and are demanding attention.

Drop Cap -This is a

common feature used in

articles of this nature in

order to denote to the

reader where the main

article begins. It is in a

different colour to the

rest of the main body

but the same colour as

the masthead, this shows

that it is demanding the

same attention.

Question & Answer Layout – I think that the

Q&A layout is very efficient because the

interviewer can ask certain questions to get the

most out of the interview to get the artists to say

what the reader want to read.

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Centre of Visual Interest

(CVI) – On this double page

spread the CVI is the version

of the band that they usually

go by – the cartoon version.

To long standing fans they

understand this but new fans

they may not understand the

meaning behind it. The initial

connotations of the cartoon

version is that the band is

childish and are hiding their

identity, however the truth is

that they set out to create a

virtual music project.

Colour Scheme - The colour scheme is red,

white and black; only the most important

features that need to stand out are in red.

Masthead – It may be hard to decipher which is the masthead as they both are the largest fonts on the page, however in

my opinion I would say ‘Unfinished monkey business’ is the masthead because it is what titles the interview and stands

out in a black and a lower case rounded typography. This suggests a sense of relaxation, which is the vibe that one would

expect to get from a band such as Gorillaz.

Centre of Visual

Interest (CVI) – The

denotation is that the

CVI is of the band The

Vaccines and takes up

more than one page. This

connotes that it is of high

importance and is worth

given attention to.

Drop Cap - This is a common feature used in articles of this nature in

order to denote to the reader where the main article begins. It is in a

different colour to the rest of the main body but the same colour as the

pull quote, this shows that it is demanding the same attention.Masthead – The masthead

is clearly the name of the

band which connoted that

all undivided attention that

the reader would have on

the page should be flooded

with thoughts about The

Vaccines.

Pull Quote – The

pull quote is the

same colour as the

colour scheme but

with also a few of

the only words in

blue on the page.Colour Scheme – The colour

scheme is clearly blue and

black with a background of

white. Blue typically has very

masculine connotations and

therefor is probably implying

that the band are also very

masculine.

Page Number

Negative Space - Area of the

page without text, image or

other elements. It is important

to allow for this space so that

the simplistic yet informative

nature of this article is upheld.

Centre of Visual Interest

(CVI) – The centre of visual

interest is Jay Z, wearing all

black and black sunglasses. This

connotes that he is of

importance because his eyes are

shielded from view. He also has

a red glow of light on him

coming from his left side, this

not only adheres to the colour

scheme of red, white and black

but also the red glow on him

may imply a dangerous side or

that we should be on the look

out for Jay Z in terms of his

music.

Further research into

‘RapRadar’ tells me that it

“is the Premiere Rap Blog for the latest news, music and video in Hip Hop Culture.” as stated on their website. This means that readers can get the article on an online format too which highly appeals to the age range that Jay Z makes music for.

This big red ‘J’ cannot go

unnoticed when looking

at this spread, it just

demands attention and it

most definitely receives

it. It supports the colour

scheme but also puts

emphasis on the fact that

it is all about Jay Z and

all attention must be one

him.

Drop Cap – In this

case there are two drop

caps and it is the first

time I have

encountered such a

feature. I think it may

suggest to the readers

not to stop reading but

carry on to the next

part because Jay Z will

be talking about

something different.

Pull Quote – This pull quote tells us Jay Z is not afraid to speak his mind about what he thinks of

other artists but it is also an inspirational quote which would go down very well with the readers

whom are big fans of his. This would make them fall in love with the magazine and want to buy it

again as they probably have other interviews of artists from the same/similar genre.

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Magazine Name