Thursday, 20 March 2014

The main title ‘Wild Child’ will interest people into reading the article by wondering how she is so while and what her lifestyle consists of, also as it’s the biggest writing on the whole double page spread it’s what the readers eyes will go to first. And the magazine is nearly sticking with the red black and white but have changed it up to pink black and white, they have done this to bring across her sensitive girly side and give the reader hope that there might be some of the same content in the article, therefore again making them read one. The main image of the double page spread spreads across onto the other side. Taylor is dressed in black and wearing heavy dark make up showing her personality and representing herself, but also coming across as mysterious; she’s also making eye contact with the reader making them more involved and having a connection with the reader before they read the article, therefore they can get more engrossed. The quote in the bottom left hand corner stands out as it’s the only colour on that page, showing that he quote means something important linking to the article, encouraging the reader to read on. Also the drop capital was used to make the text look more vibrant and appealing, keeping in with the unique pink black and white; Kerrang also put the band name in the colour scheme writing on a black background in order for it to stand out, so the readers will recognise the band and confirm that she belongs and might have some interesting stories in the article. 
From this analysis I will use the convention of putting subtle hints around the double page spread that will convince the readers they have to read on in the article and to keep it interesting. I also like the unconventional take on the red black and white, pink black and white; this is one of the first conventions that I noiced about this double page spread which interested me and sparked a feel to read along, I want to readers to feel like this when they look at my magazine, so an unconventional but no to drastic colour scheme will attract their attention. I think having the artist looking directly at you in the image is very effective and connects you on a personal level with the artist before even reading the article. 

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