Double Page Spread Analysis #1

How does the choice of band featured in the article suggest who the target audience will be?

The band is a rock group who seem to be fairly new and upcoming, their audience would be people looking for a new band or people interested in rock (the people who read the magazine). Their style of clothes also appeals to teens and so do the colours used. This tells us who their target audience will be.

How is colour used?

The colours used are black white and orange. The black is used as it is one of kerrang!’s house colours. It is also an appealing colour to their target audience. The orange is used to make the text stand out. This s used for the interview questions. White is used for their answers which also stand out from the black background. Both white and orange contrast well with black and also contrast well with each other, thus why they are used.

How is the double page spread laid out? How much of the pages are taken up by images and how much by text? How does this reflect the audience? What do they value?

This double page spread is laid out in a series of text boxes, each one linking up to a different member from the band like quotation marks. Each text box has the same questions in it with the band giving their own each individual answer. The image takes up the whole page with the text overlaying it. The audience value the look of the band and their image as much as they value the text because they both are shown and both giving equal priority.

How is the artist/band presented to the audience through the images?

The image shows that they are edgy and rocky as they are jumping in the air and doing their own unique pose. The text also shows the audience their personality as it asks them all the same questions but they all say a different answer.

How does the style of the article match the style of the front cover?

It’s in your face, the colour scheme is quite similar, the pose the band makes it similar and also in your face. It’s extravagant and eccentric.