Looking at DPS to get ideas for my DPS

From doing some research I am hoping to get some ideas for my Double page spread. I have made sure that all the Double page spreads that I look at fit in with my theme of pop.

(Glamour  magazine)Here is a DPS of Alexandra Burke which as you can see the page is split into two with the image of her on the left and the writing on the right. this makes sense as we read from left to right so having the text on the right makes it easy for us to read. in the top right hand corner we have a pug with ''coming soon'' written there which acts as a attraction to when your flicking through the magazine and you see that in the corner you are drawn to it, to find out more. With the image being a full page with hardly any text around her make us forces more on her and she becomes the pin point of the article. the use of pink with the pull quotes makes them stand out on the white background and appeals to the female audience. in the bottom right hand corner we have the web-sight for the magazine and the logo.

Now im not saying this is a bad DPS, I just feel for my magazine I don't think its fits in right with my theme of pop. As its too structure and looks to aimed at a higher target audience than my 11-21 year old females. however there are some element in which I will take away from this and use in my DPS. such as the page furniture and the pink fount for the pull quotes.

(Top of the pops magazine)Here is another DPS but with pixie lot. Now this has a different design in the way its set out to the last one as there more pictures but less text. Now this DPS focus the idea of having a question and answers which is something that I am interested to do on my DPS as this allows me to interview my model when I take the images in the photo-shoot. I like how there lots of page furniture on the page as it grabs people attention however I know that some people may find this off-putting and not read the page. I like how the background is not white and is a nice contrast with the colours of the founts and images used. The main image which is on the left fills the full page which shows that she is the main point of the article. With the secondary images they just add to the page design which works well. I like how one of the secondary images is in an old photography style that you get when using the old cameras which is something that I want to try in my DPS. In the top corner there is a puff that links you to the album that she has made which I think is a good synergy with the product placement.

Over all I like the style of this magazine and will defiantly use some of the ideas presented here in my DPS. I also took away some of the poses that Pixie Lott uses as one of the problems that I had with my last photo- shoot was that I didn't know which poses to make my model do.

(pop magazine)This is an interesting DPS which I like the idea of having the main image spread across the two pages with the text hugging around the image making the image the vocal point of the magazine. The drop cap I think grabbed my attention when I was looking for DPS for ideas which is why I could include a drop- cap in my magazine. Again the background colour works well with the image and appeals to the female audience which is something that I should consider when choosing a background colour for my magazine instead of using white.

This magazine ok and I will be experimenting with the main image across the two pages as I like how I can make the text wrap round the image. It all depends on what images I take in the photo-shoot.

(Q magazine) This article is about Lady Gaga which the drop caps over the text on the right. Now this is an interesting idea but I feel that it cover the text making it harder to read but draws attention to Lady Gaga. The main image again is on the left filling the page.

I took away from this the difference ways that people use drop caps and that the image I take in my photo-shoots has to be big enough to fill the page.

(Now magazine) This DPS has the main image not across the DPS but near the middle of the two pages. This acts as a separate of the two pages. From this along the top there are multiple images of the main person but in black and white which I think gives off a nice effect in juxtaposition with the colour main image. Under the image there is lines which gives a sense of structure to the magazine which make the DPS look professional. The pull quote is next to the image and even though it’s not wrapped in text it’s still stands out next to the image. They have used a white background; which allows the hints of colour that are on the page to stand out more on the page.

I like this DPS it has a clear structure and looks appealing to the eyes which is something that I want to create with my magazine. I think I will take away the use of the lines under the image to separate the page with my DPS as it will make my DPS look professional.

(i love pop magazine) Last but not least I have a DPS of Beyoncé apparently dressing like Lady Gaga. I picked this one out as this DPS uses boxes to separate the different sections of the article. There are many images on this page which makes it hard to know which one is the main image, but you can tell that it’s Beyoncé as she the biggest image on the DPS. The background is black which makes the pink stand out than the white would of.

I got form this the heading of the article as its big and is a pull quote which brings up the ambiguity of what the article is going to be about. I like the use of the boxes but I don't think I will be using them in my article as I think it just looks messy on the page and is more aged at a younger audience.

A note from me :3

ok from doing this I have decided to make my DPS a answer and question interview style article. I will put up some drawen ideas that I have taken away from this and write the articel out in later blogs.