Tuesday 29 September 2015

Double spread page: DJMAG

The image is a silhouette of most likely the person that the article is about. This makes the person look like a mystery man as if he is hiding his identity. The butterflies on his hunger connote a transformation of a free spirit within his line of music.

Everything is set out in columns which gives it a neat look, making a double page spread look neat is important because it is promoting that thing that you're talking about. 

The orange on the margins match the main title. However the main title is mixed with black and orange. The main title has a cracking effect, as if the text is about to burst out wth lava. The colour orange is associated with tropics which connotes that his music could be exotic and tropical. Some DJ's like putting a twist on their music by adding cultural preferences. 

The background is of a army pattern, however it is very pixilated giving it an abstract video game effect. However at first glance it looked like the oceans waves when you're underwater, which could connote that his love for music is deeper than the ocean. 

The silhouette is overlapping the margins which shows that he's the main star and nothing gets in his way. 

The kind of one colour scheme hints the genre of the magazine because using one calm flat colour makes it look stylish. Style is usually associated with people that listen to house music. On the page are 3 columns where there is an interview conducted of the person on the page 'Paul Woodford.' The interview talks about how he signed to a big label XL. The interview starts with talking about how amazing the label is and how the music makes people feel, the editor used very descriptive words which almost makes you feel a vibe in your stomach. Paul talks about his childhood and how he got into the dj music life, this gives us more insight and a bigger understanding of what music could mean to some people especially Paul. 

1 comment:

  1. You have analysed design elements well- now link this to the genre. You need to discuss page layout conventions such as columns, sub heads and drop caps, and read the article for structure, style and tone. VC

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