Double Page Spread Example

Like most music magazines you can immediately tell the intended audience age range by the age of the artist as most people will relate to other people who are around or the same age. The artist in the main photograph is in his 30s I would say, more towards the late 30s so I would say the magazine is aimed at people in the mid 20-40 age range. most of the double page is taken up by the photograph which consists of the main artist stood directly in front of a small church with both his arms pressed against the back of his head which could be interpreted in two ways: relaxed or stressed and aggravated. his facial expressions, in my opinion, also leave the option open to interpret his emotion in the two different ways as his face is expressionless but with his eyes closed which could suggest either emotion. the position of his arms also show his tattoos, suggesting he is an alternative/punk/rock/goth artist, which he obviously is as the title of the article is 'American Gothic.' The main artist is wearing a pale striped shirt which looks smart but also casual at the same time, also emphasising his age as people of his age and appealing to this age would wear smart casual clothes like he is wearing. His facial hair also add emphasis to his age. the church behind him adds a Gothic feel and looks very American which goes with the title 'American Gothic' which is written in appropriate decayed looking fonts to the left of the image at the top of the text column in white ( with a slight decayed black background ) and a lightish goldy brown colour. The sky which is visible to the sides and top of the church is slightly covered by two trees and is cloudy which adds to the suggestion of gothic/rock music. perspective wise the main artist is quite a bit in front of the church, making him the dominant focus in the image. the full photograph is in black and white which suggests, as mentioned before, that the age range the article is aimed at is mid 20s to 40s as it makes it seem more sophisticated and serious, and also links with the title 'American Gothic' as it gives the image a Gothic feel. the full main image leans towards the left giving it a slanted look but the column with the text in slants to the right, creating an interesting contrast and giving off a slightly rough/random look to suggest that not all the aim of the image is to create a serious/sophisticated feel suggesting that the text will be not all serious and sophisticated which could be a bit boring but, petty as it seems, having that slant there gives off a more random and un-serious feel. The text is to the left of the image and has a black background. The introductory text is medium sized and bold and mostly in white but key words are in the same light goldy brown colour the word 'Gothic' is printed in, keeping to the colour scheme. the main chunk of text is in all white and noticeably smaller then the introductory text. The first letter 'I' has been pulled out and made large which is a convention of magazines as most articles do this. Overall the double-page suggests strongly the age range and type of audience it is aimed at by strong use of image and colour and font.