NME Double Page Spread Analysis

In this double page spread, there is one main image which takes up the top half of both the pages. In this image is the same subject but in different poses, so this image has been digitally manipulated to depict the same person. The main colour used in this image is blue, therefore this colour has been continued for the letters of the drop cap, and they are the same colour as the background in this image. There are two pull quotes in this article, this is because the writer of this article wants the reader to read these first, and they are normally the most exciting parts of the text, so this will entice the viewer to read the whole of the article. There are six columns of text in this article, they are quite short, this is because the image has taken up half of the page, so the text quite inviting to read. The fact that there are six columns of body text makes it equal on each page (three on each), this makes the page balanced. There is a kicker underneath the main image and the title of the article. This gives the reader a brief idea to what this article is about. San serif font is used in this double page spread title, this is because the viewer can read it easily and will not miss read it at the bottom of the page there is a small side bar, this is advertising the NME website, which is informing the reader that there is a video for them to watch of this same article, this is significant because the target audience (male ABC1 aspirers between the ages of 19-25) of this magazine will be more interested in the visual side of the article opposed to the written article. This article is featured in this magazine because it features politics which is one of the main things that the New Musical Express focuses on. The reporter for this article has tried to put a new light on this celebrity by focusing on who he really is, they describe the strange things he talks about and the strange things that they see when interviewing him