Double page spread

This to the left is my original double page spread. Although I did not use this design I will make a brief summary of it so it is clear what changes I made and why.

As you can see it is a very simplistic design with four images separating the four columns of text. The questions are in red and the answers are in black. I chose the colour theme because it reflects the title of this page, Fake Fiction.

Fake Fiction is in black and red here as the band wanted to communicate a different image and this different image change coinsides with the suggestness of the font.

The pictures showed the band as a whole in full colour whilst the three other images show them as individuals in black and white with only their instruments coloured. I chose to do this because in the individual shots the coloured instruments highlights their skills as individuals while the black and white still connects the images together. The image of the whole three-piece band is in full colour and connects the band as one.

However there are a number of reasons why I did not feel this double page spread was entirely what I wanted.

1. There is too much white space all over the page and not enough content


2. The title doesn't stand out well enough and is too small


3. There is no page numbers


4. No clear way of relating this article to "High Voltage"


5. The placement of the pictures are not conventional


6. The title being on one page does not link the pages well and makes it feel like two separate pages.

As a result of these draw backs I decided to re-design the double page spread, which can be seen to the right.

In my new design the most obvious changes are to the text and the image. In my previous design, as already mentioned, I had many smaller images and these smaller images helped to divide the page into four sections. With this new design I decided to use one image and enlarge it so it filled one entire page of the spread. This is a successful convention that many magazines have utilized. I did this because the picture overlaps and links the pages together well.

Another change to this page is the title - Fake Fiction. This title is much bigger than on the previous design and I positioned it to go across both the pages to enhance the connection between the two pages. As you may notice the colour change of both the "F"'s to red with a yellow outline instead of black with a red outline. This is to make the entire title stand out more and because of the image it was difficult to see the black with red but the red with yellow makes the entire title look more visible.

The interview is the same as I thought it worked well and I did not change much. The main thing I have changed with the text is that there is a quote in blue near the centre on the right hand page. This is to break up the text a little bit so it is easier to read. It is a convention of music magazine, especially Kerrang who use quotes in their interviews quite often.

In the top right hand corner there is a new addition to the page. The website is clearer and it gives an easy way to find out more about the band. This benefits both the band and the magazine as the simplicity will attract people to buy the magazine again.

The final change on this double page spread is the page numbers. They use the same font as the title, therefore linking the whole double page nicely and it also follows the same colour scheme as the red of this page does - black with red.

On a more subtle note, to complete the overall look of the double page spread I used the rule tool on InDesign to line up all the text and the title so it is easier on the eyes and looks more aesthetically pleasing.