Analysis of a double page spread one.

This double page spread is from Q magazine. It features a large main image taking up the whole right side of the double page of punk/rock star Pink. As this image is a close up of Pinks face it clearly conveys to the reader that the article is going to be based on her. The story itself is very formal and contains questions that have been asked by the public, which is very unconventional as most interviews or articles are asked by a professional interviewer or the publicist. The article is written in small but readable writing because the page consists of a lot of wording therefore the writing cannot be too big, but it must be readable to the audience. The fact that the page consists of a lot of wording could cause readers not to want to read it because it may seem long and boring. The words relate to the pictures as the public are writing in questions about the star to earn money therefore the picture correlates well. In the picture she has a huge cheesy smile therefore this portrays her as being friendly, welcoming and bubbly; this would capture the readers and welcome them in to wanting to read the article. However this image is very unconventional of her as this is not how many people would imagine her, as she is usually portrayed as being quite hard, rocky and raw. Therefore this image will catch the reader’s eye and make them want to read the article when flicking through the magazine because it is a different view on her compare to how she’s is normally conveyed. Therefore the target audience will widen as not only her fans will read it but people that may be interested in seeing a different side to her will read it too. The colour scheme for the page is plain as the main colours are black and white but they contrast together perfectly because of the difference in the light and dark. The skyline is black however it contains a small amount of the colours green and yellow on it, these colours connect well together but they have also been highlighted in the picture ad her earrings are a greeny yellow colour. The headline “Cash for Questions” is written in a bold black colour at the top of the page as it is the main focus of the article and will catch the reader’s attention because people will want to read the questions and see how they can perhaps earn cash. The stars name “Pink” is written in a large written in a slightly lighter black almost a grey colour as she is who the questions are about therefore is the main focus.Overall I think the double page spread is simple but effective as the simplexes of it would catch the readers eye, just by having a glance at the page it gives you a good indication of what will be inside which the audience will like, finally the target audience for this page is large as it attracts Pink’s fans , non fans and also most ages from around 11+ because the writing and layout are simple to read and easy to understand and because it’s almost like a competition where you can win prize money it will attract all ages.