Double Page Spread - Kerrang!

For my coursework I need to include a double page spread article. To show my knowledge and understanding of what double page spread articles are I am going to analyse some. I will start with Kerrang!, which is one of the magazines I am taking my ideas from.

This is an example of a typical double page spread article that you would find in Kerrang! magazine. They have chosen to have a large image that takes up almost three quarters of the whole double page. This is a medium shot of the band My Chemical Romance in quite stereotypical poses which show that they are indeed a band. As this image dominates the rest of the page it reflects the attitude of the band.

On the left side of the double page is two black columns which includes the interview with My Chemical Romance in white writing. They have choose to have the background of the article black so that it stands out against the colour of the background for the rest of the page. White writing in this contrast the black and makes reading the interview easier for the audience.

At the bottom of the second column are red lines which split these couple of sentences from the rest of the interview. This is done to grab the attention of the reader to tell them that the second part of this interview is in next weeks issue. At the top of the two column is a quote that tells the reader a little something about the interview before they read it.

A small black box next to the bottom right corner of the second column names the band from left to right.

Kerrang! typically use this set up for most of their double page spread articles that they include in their magazines. Sometimes flipping the order so that the image is on the left with the interview on the right.

I think this is a very effective set up and will use this when I design the layout for my double page.