Double page spread 3

This is a double page spread in mixmag, which is a magazine all about dance and clubbing music.
It’s an interview with ‘DJ Pierre’, whose name in the title is a different colour so you know who the magazine is talking about. The colour scheme is fairly plain, with just black writing on a white background, even the picture is in black and white which is quite strange because one of the connotations you would associate with music magazines is an array of different colours as the music is very bright. The use of very simplistic colours makes the article multi gender friendly because not one colour is more prominent then the other and the colours are simple.

The man’s pose gives the impression of power, strength and confidence, reinforced by the low shot angle. His clothes are quite relaxed and simple which could symbolise that he’s important no matter what he wears and he doesn’t have a signature look because everyone can recognise him anyway. The image is anchored by a quote from the article that the man has said which relates the text to the picture.

The article is an interview with DJ Pierre and there is a large introductory paragraph telling you the sort of things that will be mentioned and why this man deserves an interview, something which is also shown in part of the title ‘he may have invented acid house over a quarter of a century ago’ so you immediately know why this man is important to the magazine and dance music fans.

I like the layout because even though it’s a double page spread, one of the pages is a large picture so there’s not too much information to take in and in interview format, articles are normally straight to the point. However the colour scheme is a bit bland so if I were to change it I would use brighter colours and possibly more pictures.