Making the double page spread

I found this double page spread which I liked. It is bold, bright and busy. The pictures with writing over lapping is one aspect I noticed. I also liked how the pictures were placed across the page. I used similar aspects whilst making my double page spread.
I began with taking pictures of a female friend.




The pictures are of a blonde female dressed like a singer. She is playing the instruments to make her look like a more realistic music artist.
I then cut out the background and added it to my double page spread.

As Gabrielle is a singer I made a CD cover for my double page spread. This is to advertise her album and to emphasise realism to the singer. I used hue and saturation to change the cd covers colour to match my pink and blue colour scheme.

I firstly kept the background white whilst exploding colour in shapes and text across the page. I made a pink rectangle which has the title in it. In the top left corner I placed the logo as I want it on every page. I made the rectangle as well as the title and master head rotated for extra effect. After writing the interview in a standard form I placed a picture of the singer in a photographic border. I did the same next to it but with a younger version of herself. I have seen this previously done in other magazines and I thought it was a good idea. It makes the audience relate to the singer more.

On the second page I put the the picture of the singers CD with an advertisement text underneath it. I made a bigger and bolder text at the bottom of the page. This draws the reader in first if they don't want to read the longer text.
I think this double page spread has worked well as the colour scheme fits in well with the rest of the magazine. There are lots of photos and large text making the page less plain and altogether is a good read.