Music magazine double page spread analysis: KERRANG!, NME, Q.

NME magazine also uses a simple layout for their double page spread but I think it is less attractive than KERRANG! Magazines.  NME have used a long shot of the artist ‘Florence and the machine’ sitting on a box covered by what looks like the American flag; this could connote that she is very successful with her music in the USA. There are no smaller images or text on the image which shows connotes the importance of the artist. Again, the direct eye contact in the image makes it more personal. The image takes up the whole left page of the spread and has been edited as the background for the right page of the spread. The article is written in columns on the right page in black text which stands out against the light grey background. There is a small introduction with some information about the artist that links to the image and it hints to what the article will be about. The headline is written in bold, black text; it is also the name of a song by Florence which familiarises the readers with the artist. The headline font is different to the article and introduction font which catches the reader’s attention more and makes the double page spread more interesting. NME also uses the colours red, white and black on this double page spread but it doesn’t give the same effect KERRANG! does because of the grey in the background. Although we associate these colours with rock music, with this NME double page spread, we don’t.