Double page spread drafts

                    

When looking at what went well on my first drafts of my double page spread from my verbal feedback from peers and teachers was my editing upon my image, this is because I used a range of tools on Photoshop to edit my face onto another body which required skill therefore I was told this was done well as it appeared as realistic. Another element of my double page spread was the even but strict use of colour on my double page spread. This is good as it creates a link between my double page spread, contents page and front cover in addition would appeal the my target audience as the colours that came up in my research was red black and white therefore I am successful. The idea of rotating the masthead and enlarging it was a good idea as it brought more attention to that side of the page in which the image of the main story (me) was located. Similarly in the masthead of the top double page spread, brought more attention to the interview side of things. Therefore both drafts had elements which were successful. When considering what I found difficult would be maximising space and the editing of the image. Editing the image was difficult as I wanted to ensure it looked as realistic as possible. For feedback I was told to reduce the text size and add more text. This is because the content was too short for an interview and to ensure it stayed on one half of the page as they usually don’t overlap in current double page spreads. I was told for the main one to attempt enlarging both mastheads on both pages therefore the page would be more eye-catching and follow more of the conventions of current rap and hip hop double page spreads. This is because they usually either bring more emphasis on the interview or the image, rarely both. The next advice I was given was to ensure the text was aligned so that they were at the same level and width between each other.

 

Using the analysis of double page spreads for my genre I began to produce paper and digital drafts. The bottom three are my paper drafts and in each one I considered features I identified through analysis although I tried to incorporate my research results produced by my questionnaire. On the first paper draft (at the top) I decided to have text in two columns on one half and an image on the other half. This would follow the conventions of the rap magazines therefore appeal to the target audience as it would be similar to another rap magazine. On the other two drafts I’ve still followed the conventions of the first draft although have altered the layout to create different views. I used these drafts to help develop the two digital first attempts of creating my music magazine.