This is what I have done so far on my double page spread. I have used the same font and colour as the front cover for the title 'Lily Star' which the cover story is based on. I think its important to have the title in a large font because it empathises that the main focus is on the pop artist Lily Star.
I have also written the interview on Lily Star, which consists of nine questions. However I am not sure if I would like to keep the layout the same as its shown in the print screen above. I may change this as I continue to create the two page spread.
I have added a pull out quote and subheading which is placed underneath the title 'Lily Star'. I like the fonts which I have chosen, although I am going to be changing the colours from black to maybe purple or yellow these are bright colours which would engage the reader.
I decided to move the layout of the texts onto the left page instead of having part of the interview on the right page as well. I think by having the interview all on one page it makes the text easier to read and would make the double page spread less confusing, this would then benefit the young target audience. Furthermore it would also make the picture stand out as there would be no text surrounding the image. I have also changed the colour of the questions from red to pink. The colour is a lighter shade of pink so it is different from the masthead 'Lily Star' which is a darker shade. The colour is suitable for the target audience as it is young girls so they would be attracted to this.
I have added another picture onto the two page spread which Is placed on the left page. The picture denotes a rabbit which is mentioned in the interview so I thought it would be appropriate to show this on the two page spread. I also think this would grab the audiences attention because they would be intrigued to find out what the rabbit looks like and why it is so cute. Furthermore the image makes the two page spread look more attractive and prevents the two page spread to appear boring and dull as there is more to look at. I have followed the convention of most pop magazines two page spreads as they use an image which is placed between the interview or story.
Additionally I have added the name of the singer 'Lily Star' in the top right corner on the right page. I asked my model to write an autograph of lily star which she happily did for me and I think it looks really professional. I debated whether to include the lined paper which the autograph is written on but I thought this made it look unique and informal which most pop magazines are.
I have added a caption onto the image which denotes the picture which Lily Star took of her bunny. Its important that you put a caption because it shows what the image denotes. I have also written Lily Stars Instagram name underneath as well so the audience are able to follow her on Instagram. This would draw the audiences attention because they would be intrigued to know what her user name is so they are able to follow her and look at her future pictures which she may upload and share.
I asked my friends their opinion on my two page spread and they pointed out a few things which I could improve on and what they thought could look better. I took their opinions in consideration and decided to change a few things. Firstly, I have made the title 'Lily Star' and the subheading spread across the two pages. I have also moved the pull out quote which was previously above the subheading to the bottom of the page surrounding the interview this has also caused me to move the interview layout around. Furthermore I have added another pull out quote from the interview 'I think Channing Tatum is very HOT!' and placed this on the other page next to the image. Additionally I have attached the masthead of the magazine 'Pop Mix' to the top left corner of the magazine. This is to remind the reader what magazine they are reading and also representing the magazine as a whole. I have also attached the magazines logo (two hearts) to the bottom right corner on the left side of the page next to the page number '04', this is again another way to represent the magazine. Other pop magazines do this so I have followed this convention efficiently to my chosen genre 'Pop'.
The main point which my friends were explaining to me was the two pages needed to be the same colour because before the two page spread looked like they weren't linking and it gave the impression that it was two separate articles. I thought this would be a challenge because it would be hard to make the two pages the same colour but I managed to succeed by using the skills which I have learnt through this process on Photo shop. So now the two pages are both white and in my opinion it looks a lot better and professional.
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