Double Page Spread Construction

The first thing that I did for my double page spread, was to choose the photograph that I wanted to use. I chose this photo because I liked the background and I thought that the outfit, pose and the fact that it had a guitar in it was all appropriate for my magazine/the genre of my magazine. I edited the photo (made it slightly brighter and edited out the bruises on her legs) and then added the pull quote in the bottom right hand corner. I chose this quote because it makes the reader question "what was a massive fuck you?" and gives them incentive to read the story.






The next thing that I did, was to add the text. Once the text was put in place I could then add pictures and pull quotes to make it look like a more authentic double page spread. Similarly to my front cover and contents page, I used the colours white, red and black throughout my entire double page spread so that all three pieces of work are tied together and the house style is shown. As well as this, the font that I used was 'Coolvetica' which is what I used for the coverlines and the writing on the contents page.

I added this line to the top of the page to show the reader who the story was about. This adds authenticity to my double page spread because a similar element was used in a Q interview with Lady Gaga.

After I had placed the writing, I added this pull quote to the centre of the page. This quote shows the attitude of the artist and suggests to the reader that she is misunderstood. To create this pull quote, I used the rectangular marquee tool then filled in the rectangle. I then duplicated the layer three times to create 4 exact same rectangles. I then added the writing on another layer on top of them.



 I added this photo strip like photograph to the right page of the double page spread. The second photograph in this strip looks casual and shows the reader what the artist looks like in her own environment, this shows a private side which the reader finds interesting. I created this picture strip by making a rectangle then filling it in black. I then put the three photos in and made them all the same size. I then used free transform to make the black parts of the strip the same size.










The last thing that I did to my double page spread was to add an album cover which makes Laura look like an authentic artist. I made this cover by editing the photo, then adding the writing and barcode on the photo.

InDesign allowed me to easily change the font and experiment with different fonts to see which one best suited my double page spread. As well as this, it allowed me to change the colour to see which best suited the magazine/supported the house style.






                                                                                    
The gridlines that InDesign offered helped me to structure my double page spread quickly and easily. They allowed me to place my columns and make sure that they were all equal widths and lengths - this is important because it makes the double page spread look genuine and like it could exist in the real media world.