This double page spread is taken from 'Vibe' magazine and i have chosen to take it from this magazine because this magazine relates to the music magazine that i will be making.
The genre of this double page spread is 'Hip Hop'/'R and B' and we can tell this because Usher, who is the person on the left sings this particular type of music. There is really on one image on the page, i like this because it makes you concentrate on Usher and see the attitude that he has.
The target audience for this double page is again the Hip Hop/ R and B audience. The image is quite laid back and not in your face, which i beleive what this type of music is like. The target audience would be teenagers to early adults as not many people older than that would like to listen to this type of music due to the lyrics and the dancing that is involved, some people just generally do not prefer this type of music and prefer other types of music. Both males and females like this type of music as females are usually more attracted to these type of people and males prefer these type of artists as they envy them and want to be like them and also enjoy their type of music.
The layout of this double page spread is just like most of the other Vibe magazine double page spreads. It is very simple, but i beleive very effective and this is what i am trying to get across when i create my double page spread. With one big image on the left of Usher and then text on the right hand page, as i said it's very simple and i think this is good as it doesn't distract the reader with too many things going on like some other magazines have.
This image represents and i think gives off a very calm and relaxed image and feeling. The fact that Usher is smoking a cigar also gives off this feeling. Another way you can tell that the feeling of this double page spread is relaxes is off the body language of Usher, he isn't stood up or in your face, he is sat back and looking in the other direction. Also, the colours on the page used are very basic and again this shows the calm feeling you would get from reading this double page spread. As many colours all over the page would give off a very different feeling, maybe much crazier like a rock magazine would use this, but much more basic colours like grey, white and black text is used gives off the calm and relaxes feeling.
The shot that has been used on this double page spread is a medium shot, i think this is very effective because it shows what Usher is like and his attitude. The cigar in his head could show that he is extremely wealthy, as cigar cost much more than normal cigarettes. Also, the huge watch that he is used also shows again that he is extremely wealthy. Also, the text at the top right of the page that Usher is on, the word 'greatest' has been boldened. I think that this is what he strives to be and it also draws more attention to it. Also, the fact that Usher is looking away from the page could mean that he has something bigger on his mind and that he is bigger than other people, this shows his superiority of the image and the big watch and cigar also show that he has things would most people would like but can't have.
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