Sunday, 2 November 2014


This double page spread is dominated by the main image on the left page; it covers the whole of the left page and is in a dark, black and white effect. This has an effect as the bold, red ‘L’ stands out more so as there is no other colours included which gives a hint of the rock and roll genre. Lady Gaga, the iconic main image, is only wearing a necklace; this idea could fit in with the idea of her being vulnerable or promiscuous. The image has a direct mode of address to the reader to connect with them and hook them in; this makes the image more dramatic. Her unusual wild hair connotes her weirdness and shows that she is not a typical female musician. She has been used so that people such as her fans are more likely to buy the magazine, also to show that the 'weirdest' of people can be 'beautiful', which gives females hope.

The right page is the main body text; it is set out like a newspaper article, in three columns, which looks tidy and professional. However the most dominating feature on the left page is the large, bright red ‘L’. Although at first glance, the ‘L’ looks as if it is above the writing it is actually set back, this may have been done, as the L is the beginning of the artist’s name. It could also be done to draw more attraction to this article whilst going through the magazine. The colour scheme is very simple but effective, as they use black, white and red constantly which looks professional and also counteracts with the genre. This works well as it is light on the readers eye and  makes the red doubly stand out with more significance, this is good as it has more emphasis on the double page and does not make the article look as boring.


There is no headline or straplines; this may suggest there is more to the story than just these two pages, making the reader look more into the magazine. In the bottom right corner is the feature of the page number, issue number and number. This gives the added information that a reader needs, there is also the website included in the bottom masthead to the left, this gives intertextuality of the webpage, and allows the reader to find out more information or look at the websites offers. This is a good idea as people can constantly have the information on hand and makes the magazine's professionalism continuous. 

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