Different Double - Page Spreads

Double - Page Spread Ideas

Sticking to the idea of simplicity, the magazines I have used for inspiration are CLASH, Harpers Bazaar, Marie Claire and Q. Again, not all these magazines are music, so I will have to adapt my design for my magazine for it to be suitable for a music magazine.

This is a double page from CLASH - I particularly like the fact that it is arranged neatly and in 3 columns that are all the same size. Also, I like the idea of having an image on one page, and then text on the other - this is a theme than runs throughout the double page spreads of the different magazines.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harpers Bazaar uses a very simply layout - I feel like this would be too simple for a music magazine, but then it could also potentially suit mine because I am doing an indie rock music magazine and it tends to break from the convention of pop or rock and is individual - therefore something like this would be unique. I think the idea of having the shape of the text mimic the shape of the image is clever and its something that I would look at doing in mine. Lastly, I think that the drop cap of the first word is a good effect.

 

This is a double page spread for Q and it features Lana Del Rey. Again, I think having a photo on only one side is a nice effect and means that it isn't ruined because it doesn't get creased by the fold in the middle. Having the letter underneath the blocks of text is a different way of creating a drop cap which I think looks interesting - something that I will consider when making mine.

Lastly, the double page spread in Marie Claire is perhaps my favourite. This is because I think that it is simple, but with the diverse rang of fonts and the different text layout makes it interesting to look at. I would have to adapt the content, for example; if I choose to do an interview or a band/artist, I could use a similar format to create a look like this. I also like the fact that there are no bright, bold colours, this links to the idea that indie magazines tend to be less bright and use colours that aren't gender specific.