Main Task: Double Page Spread Textual Analysis

Denotation
The left page has a large image of a lady posing which is taking up all of the page, but is broken up with a quote from the interview. On the left their is mostly writing but the page is broken up with two pictures and big bold eye catching font.

Colour scheme
This magazine's double page spreed has a simple colour scheme of two colours which are black and white. On a magazine double page spread a simple colour scheme is used which means the colours are kept to a minimum, which creates a modern and contemporary look.

Image
The image, is one large image taking up the whole of the left page and the text is on the right page. The pose of the lady is of direct adress.


Subject Name
The subject name is somewhere amongst the double page spread layout, the subject name will be placed or highlighted. The subject in this article is Eva Mendes. She is an actress who was born in Miami, Florida.

Quotes
Most double page spreads include a quote taken from the interview. They would be enlarged and placed somewhere in the article. They would break up the page, they would be posioned by the picture, under the headline, in the stand-first or placed in the middle of the columns of text. "Eva, Whats your secret obsession? We all have secret obsessions". In this case the quote is placed on the picture of Eva.

Stand-first
A stand-first is an introductory paragraph printed in large/bold/capital font and is always used at the start of a writen article.

Drop Capital
All double page spreads have a drop capital at the start of the article. This shows the reader where to start reading. In this case it is the G.

Headline
The headline is often placed across the top of either one page or both, the headline will use a stylized font. It doesnt always tell the reader about the article, sometimes it could be a song title, quote or pun. Headlines are used to draw the reader in.

By-line
A little section where the journalist's name is written and the photographer is credited.

Columns
A double page spread is laid out in columns, usually 2 to 4 columns. In this article that I am studying it has 2 columns.

Strap-line
Often placed at the top or bottom of a page, it also tells you the subject matter.