Music magazine double page spread Before and After

This is my first attempt of creating a double page spread. I personally did not like this because it looked fake and uncompleted. One of the most obvious mistakes in this first attempt was that I did not properly follow the codes and conventions of a typical magazine double page spread, as I did not use the rule of three when writing. The text in this work was also difficult to read. Another problem was that the picture was exactly the same as the central image on my front cover, but on this it was simply zoomed in and was a close up. The only thing I actually liked was the colours as they fit in with the genre.

With this in mind I knew I had to change my double page spread completely. The first thing I did was write my article and put it in the rule of 3. I then decided I would divide the pages with colour as this was what a lot of real media double page spreads did. I also realised that a typical code and convention was that a double page spread would include a little box with extra news and information, therefore I put this in the top left corner of the page. Once I did all my editing on Photoshop, I decided I wanted a new image for the double page spread. However, I wanted to use a younger image of John Lennon, and to do this I needed a younger person. I used my friend Daniel Arnold as a model and took many pictures with a green screen of him holding a guitar. Once this was done I added the picture in and edited it.

The picture below is my final design for my double page spread. I an quite proud of this as it looks slick and very official. Overall this is a successful piece as it is fitting with the genre and links in with my magazine front cover. It also used the codes and conventions of a typical real media double page spread.