initial ideas and analysis - Double Page spread

Layout page one is a is a Good style layout, this consists of 6 separate interview boxes to ideally be aimed a question each at each band member and one to the group in general, they will be in the main image to the right hand side of the page, there will be the same colour format of blue, black white and grey as there is following all the other designs to produce a house style between the pages, a collection of 3 more pictures down the lower central line of the page with some artistic element s and quotes will provide a good clear structured layout of the page. However this form of layout will mean that there cant be alot of writing produced when doing it this way.

Layout two is again of a good simplistic layout, with a large picture in the middle and 6 interview boxes scattered around it, it can really be very effective, it is a clearly structured layout and with a couple more pictures dotted around the bottom, this layout can be a very appealing layout to the audience. Its downside will be that as the writing box formats will be produced in a slanting format this will be unappealing to the reader as it will make the article slightly harder to read. Moving these text boxes to make them straight them makes the page feel too formal and unappealing to the audience.

Layout three is of a good layout too with the mast head of the page going diagonally across the top left hand corner, the main picture dominating the right hand side with pictures travelling down the left hand half of the page and pictures along the bottom this is a appealing layout. Its major fault is where the writing will be positioned, this is because it will go across the middle crease of the page meaning that some of the writing may be difficult to read, in this layout the writing section looks like it can be cramp and uncomfortably small for the audience to read. Because of this this would be a unsuccessful layout.

Analyzing my Chosen layout

After analysing the 3 layouts i have chosen design layout one to be my chosen layout. When completing a more detailed sketch of this including the colour scheme being implemented it is clear to see that this will be a successful layout. The interview boxes and pictures appear to be laid out well in a structured format, because of this i believe this page will be a success as it has all the right elements.