Double page spread

These are double page spreads that i am going to take inspiration from.

Magazine Title Research

These are titles from rolling stone, I really like the font of the text of this one, i like how its original, and doesnt look like its been created by a typewriter. I particularly like the one in the first photo, because its cream/yellow yet has a darker outline to make it stand out more, and i also like where the other one is yellow against a dark background to let it stand out. I am going to adopt this in mine, making my title contrast to the background and maybe with an outline to add boldness.

I do like the fact that the title of 'Q' magazine is short and simple and also therefore memorable, however i do think its a little plain and boring with not much to it, im going to try to avoid this style on my magazine.

I Really like the NME title, because its short and simple, yet not as short as a one letter title. I like this because it doesnt strech across the full page and therefore gives more room for the image, however is not too short as to stay too far into the corner, i also like the light outline around it to make it stand out. However i particularly like the unique white bold title of NME.. i think against the brioght red background of the cover photo, it makes the white text really contrast and stand out. i think this looks really effective and makes the title stand out.

Inspiration For my cover.

I prefer the cover layout from Rolling stones rather than the one of kerrang, because i think the rolling stones one is simple, organised and looks professional, and i think the kerrang's cover looks to busy, bold and full.

Inspiration For My Magazine Cover.

I like the magazine covers where the cover photo is just of one artist rather than where there is a band on the front. I think the magazine covers with just one artist look more professional, organised and with more space to add text around it, i think the band covers look a little too busy and full, and it appears there isnt as much room for text around it.. for my magazine i am going to use just one person for the front cover.

Rolling Stones Double Page Spread Research

This is a double page spread from 'Rolling stones' I notice again the picture is very large and covers one size, this proves a popular teqnique and i may adapt this to my double page spread. I like how sone text is larger and bolder, which breaks up the page and draws attention to this, for example the quote from the artist and a sub heading drawing people in to read. This is also a very effective and commonly used tecnique that i am going to get inspiration from. However i do think there is too much text assigned to the one page, i think it does look more of a newspaper than a music magazine, i think there should be another picture on the left hand page to break up the writing a little making the page more interesting, and maybe a more interesting title to the page. I am going to try and make my double page a little more interesting using this method.

Q Double Page Spread Research

I also like this double page spread from 'Q'. Again i like how the main image of the artist is on one side of the double page, but i also like how there is more than one image on the page, this makes it look a little more interesting and gives two different viewpoints to the artist. Another think i particularly like is the big red 'C' for 'cheryl cole' as the background to the text, i think this is a very interesting approach to act as the background, without obstructing the reading ability of the text too much. Again i like the artist quote in the bottom left hand corner, this seems popular with double page spreads, therefore to make mine look as professional i must mimic these features.

NME Double Page Spread Research

This is a double page spread from NME. I really like this one because i like how the secpnd page is full with a photo of the artist, i also like how one of her arm spreads across to the other page to link them together. I really like the text because its large and bold and stands out incredibly, i like how its inventive and origional, its a quote from the artists interview thats effective because it draws attention to the page, resulting in people wanting to read the rest of the page.I am deffinately going tpo use this method in my magazine. However i dont like the font of the interview, i think it looks pretty boring and typerwriter like.. I dont like how the text is just laid out in a newspaper like fashion, i am going to try to avoid this in mine to make my text look more creative and interesting rather than in a line along the bottom like it is here.