planning my double page spread

I have researched some double page spreads from various popular magazines, to widen my range of ideas for my own double page spread.

This is a double page spread from Kerrang! showing the lead singer covering the right page and small proportion of the left and also on the left page are the remaining band members. I think this layout shows readers a side to all of the band members. Although not entirely focused on the band as a whole I believe that the way it is set out shows its purpose for that particular interview. I would consider using this style of layout for my double page spread.

This double page is from NME and is on the solo artist Lily Allen. I really like this cover, as it makes it look like it is just one page that's landscape with the title and the picture overlapping each page, but enough to allow room for relevant text. This is my favourite double page spread as I like the contrast and the colour theme used. I feel it gives the page personality, similar to that of Lily Allens'.

This is my final double page spread I found that I thought could be of use to me for my layouts. It's from Kerrang! This shows all of the band members and there projects and plans for the future and how they're return is going to be "epic" and the "best MCR we can be!" The layout is complex and set out in a specific theme to the bands genre of music, which could be described as messy and shattering. Although this is not too say the music produced is not good! Personally I like this layout however, it might not be so relevant to my genre of music.

Therefore overall, I will base my double page spread on the NME cover including Lily Allen. I don't want it to look exactly like the NME one however I will apply some techniques to my double page spread. I did not choose the first Kerrang! double page, as firstly my artist is solo and the interview layout was more based on the band as a whole, however i could incorporate the positioning of the text into my double page. I did not chose the second Kerrang! layout as I felt it was too busy for my genre of music and it would overpower the point of my interview.