This example is an article on David Bowie's return to making music after a decade of commercial silence. On this double page spread, the publication has decided to opt for the article to appear on the right hand side of the spread, as opposed to the only slightly more conventional left hand side. Their could be a reason behind this such as to allow the viewer to firstly view the image prior to knowing any context as to why its included.
I think this spread is particularly affective in capturing the readers attention for a variety of reasons. Firstly, it is quite simply, simple - the piece includes one black and white colour scheme, completely void of any colour that has connotations of Rock & Roll as well as a bold image of a very controversial and interesting personality directly facing the viewers. Secondly, it evokes a certain period in time by using an old image of Bowie in his prime and maintains ambiguity of Bowie's iconic character by not showing a recent image of him. This ambiguity is expanded upon with the use of an intriguing headline describing something that keeps dragging Bowie back to something else. This type of language conjures up thoughts and perceptions of Bowie in the viewers mind, of which they instinctively want to discover the answers to.
The use of blank spaces between paragraphs and the title in the piece is affective in allowing the audience to not perceive the article as 'cluttered' and instead as 'organised'. The use of different types of typography and fonts create a sense of variety and along with different types of lines, create distinctions between various aspects of the piece such as the title from the article.
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With this double page spread, a quote is present in the upper half of the first page. The rule of thirds seems to also be present in the positioning of the text of this page.
MOOSE BLOOD
Other inspiring double page spreads:
http://inspirationhut.net/inspiration/30-more-stunning-magazine-and-publication-layout-inspiration/
http://www.slideshare.net/laithalgaram/magazines-analysis-7654792?next_slideshow=1
Help for creating a double page spread in indesign and Photoshop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZktIzg-mQU
Help with indesign double page spread layout: (youtube channel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq9tIVo1ej8
http://www.slideshare.net/laithalgaram/magazines-analysis-7654792?next_slideshow=1
Help for creating a double page spread in indesign and Photoshop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZktIzg-mQU
Help with indesign double page spread layout: (youtube channel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq9tIVo1ej8