Double Page Spread Development

For my double page spread I decided to incorporate the same texture and idea that was used on my contents page, for my double page spread too. I wanted the two pages to flow well and not be too different, I didn't want the pages to clash. My magazine has a continuous reference to the same colours; grey, black,red and white. This is shown throughout all pages of my magazine that I created. Using the image of the black and white fabric that I took and edited on Photoshop, I expanded the image to fit nicely onto one side of the page. This would be a very great template for my interview to be placed onto.

After adding this image onto the page I used the original photo,once edited into black and white and cropped it slightly so the subject of the image attracted more focus. I placed the image on the left hand side as it is the first thing the reader will see when they open up the page, attracting attention as they will be more interested to know what is being said about their idol. The striped background is placed on the right as a base for the interview.

This what the page looked like after adding the lights to the left hand side of the page by the image. I decided to place the lights just above the subjects head, adjusting the opacity and selecting the 'pin light' option this made the lights fade into the background and doesn't retract attention from the image itself. I decided to add another set of the lights onto the next page too. I wanted to continue to create a 'flow' with the lights too as well as my magazine theme.

 

A few of the lights were placed onto the subjects head and therefore looked a bit obvious and unprofessional. I used the patch tool to remove some of these unwanted lights by selecting the area and replacing it with hair or the background etc. The ending result was really satisfying and I was pleased with the results. 

After perfecting the base of my double page spread I then added the text (the interview) onto the page. I made the text fairly small to fit onto the page and placed them. The text was difficult to see at first however after placing two white boxes underneath the text, it became much easier to see.I decided to use arial narrow font in black for the interview to make it clear to see on the page and easy to read. After this I added cover lines, information about the magazine and other extra details onto the double page spread to complete it.