Music Magazine: Double Page Spread Analysis

This double page spread contains a page dedicated to a photograph of the band featured (The Verve) and a page containing an article about them. The large bold title stands out thanks to the bold black font against the plain white background and the green graphic behind the text, which adds a little depth to the page and matches the colour scheme, though there isn't much of a vivid colour scheme apart from green and black. This doesn't fit so much with the NME's colour scheme which is traditionally black, white and red.A reason for this may be that green compliments red, but the two colours never appear on this page together. The title is also in italic which distinguishes it from the rest of the text.

The start of the article features a large letter in a different font and colour to indicate the beginning of the article. This is important as it tells the reader where to start reading. There is also a subheading beneath the text featuring a band quote from the article below, which is a common feature of these sorts of double page spreads. The article is laid out in two columns, a convention of Double page spreads is traditionally they have three columns. The writer also leaves their name at the end of the article so that the reader knows who has written it. Again, the text is in a different colour to distinguish it from the rest of the article. Sometimes the writer, if they do not want to use their full name or are well know, will leave their initials to free up room.

The page with the photograph also features a quote from the band in a black box in a green font with the name of the speaker in a bold white font underneath. This sort of quote is a common convention of these sorts of double page spreads though they tend to be larger or at the beginning of the article as a title or heading.

In the top right hand corner there is a title, presumably of the feature this DP spread is taken from called 'Albums of 08.' This helps readers who may just be flicking through the magazine as they can see what the pages will be about without having to turn the page all the way. It acts sort of like a page number, which is surprisingly absent from these pages.