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A-Level media blog.


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Tuesday, 2 February 2010

Q Double Spread.


Color
The color on this page is very plain with a white background. The bands are dressed in gold, black and white which gives the band a very classy/rich look, this attracts a wide type of audience and makes them be more inspired to be like the band members. The whole double spread is in the same style/colors of the band, with the black, white and gold. This is a very simple style and creates a very normal mood, where the colors aren't that vibrant the mood just stays normal and neutral.

Design
This article is an interview with Will.I.Am, a band member of Black Eyed Peas, asking him about going on his own and doing a solo career. So the image is a picture of the whole band but Will.I.Am is standing out more as the other members of the band are faded slightly in the background, so the words and images both fit together, as Will.I.Am is on his own, as well the readers would focus more on Will.I.Am. Also there is a main quote that is highlighted in black, with white font, this clearly stands out more to the readers and therefore telling the readers that this is a more important fact. The lettering and color fit in with the whole theme of the page, which is the classy/rich look.

Image
There is only one image on this double spread and that is the image of the band Black Eyed Peas. The image shows the readers the bands style and class, which gives the reader an inspiration of to be like this band and copy their style. Also the female member of the band (Fergie) is dressed in a sexy way, this will also attract a male attention to this article of the magazine. As well having Fergie dressed like that could also inspire woman to look like that, as she looks good. This band shows a representation of a new look that they are creating at this time, instead of the "rock" look, it's more of a classier and different look.

Pose, style, hair and makeup
The pose of the band is very normal, individually they are doing different things which makes them look different to the readers. There style is very different, especially the member on the band on the far left with his hair style, they also have their different dress sense which gives the impression that they are setting a new style/trend.

Words used on cover
The readers attention is grabbed by the big wording in gold and grey saying "Will he. Won't He?" These words stand out to the reader clearing talking about the band member Will.I.Am. This article is directed at the audience because of the words that are most visible. is a rhetorical question this also would capture the readers attraction more. The readers that are addressed are fans on the band, also people who may not like the band as the article in general talks about one of the band members leaving. With the simple layout of the writing as well it doesn't make it so complicated so someone young could also read this.

Overall impression
This double page spread is very simple and not complicated, which sets and natural mood. The text around the article would not give the reader a clear indication about what the main story is about unless you had a rough idea what this story was about in the first place. Readers that prefer loud and more vibrant music would not be attracted to this as it uses a very simple lay out and simple colors. The readers that would be attracted to this magazine would be classy people, who are more interested in what the article is actually because of how simple it is.

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