Analysis of Double-Page Spreads - NME 3

The final double-page spread I an analysing is also from 'New Musical Express'. The focus of this article is a band called 'Oasis'. 'Oasis' were an English rock band that formed in Manchester. By having an article about 'Oasis' in 'NME', this tells us that 'NME' does not just focus on the new and up coming artists and bands they also focus on old bands/artists, including bands/artists that may have split up; in this example, 'Oasis'.

The colour scheme for these pages is black and white. I think it is good how the editors of 'NME' have just used black and white for the article as it gives it an old, vintage feel and you could say that the editors have done that for the purpose of saying 'Oasis' are an old band. The editors have also made the images in the article black and white. This again is a good factor to have because it gives off different vibes and makes it look and feel like it is from the long forgotten past.

There are only a few different fonts that are being used in this article and this corresponds as a good thing. When choosing fonts for a magazine you do not want too many because it could make the page look too 'busy' and messy. If you use no more than three or four, at the maximum, different font it would make your magazine page look neat and tidy rather than too 'busy'. There are subheadings in a bold, plain font. I think this looks good as although it is plain and simple, it is also affective. Also, it makes the quotations stand out.

The images used in the article are at the top of the page, and the text at the bottom. This makes the article have a neater, formal look and it does not look messy. The two larger images at the top of the page merge in to each other, this is a visual aspect. Like other article the pictures relate to what is inside the double-page spread which is aways a good thing.

Overall, I really like the look of this double-page spread. I like how everything is in black and white because it gives it a different feel to if it were in colour. I also like how the text and images are in two different parts of the page. This makes it look neat and tidy. When I begin to start planning for my double-page spread I will keep all of these ideas in mind