Comparison - Double Page Spread

My final double page spread (on the left) and my first draft (on the right) both contain similar features but are still very different. 

When it came to researching ideas for my double page spread I came across a Billboard page that contained these smaller versions of the model. In my evaluations I will discuss further into my decisions. But I decided to incorporate them into my double page spread as i found the effect very interesting and set apart from most of the other double page spreads. At the beginning I experimented with just using two smaller images with one standing facing the back and the other is my model in a mid shot flipping her hair. I tried two to see what it looked like but from the feedback they really liked the effect and said that they wanted to see more. So in my final draft i decided to incorporate more of the images along the top of the double page spread. I also again used both of the shots and alternated them as they went across the top. When going back to my focus group they said that they liked the progress I had made and said that they wouldn't change that aspect of the draft.

In my final draft I also made the lines underneath the small images thicker compared to the original draft as I thought they were quite small and needed to make bolder and bigger so that they stand out more in the double page spread. Also I felt like they didn't separate the article well from the images so in my final double page spread there is a clear divide between the layout, where the small images are and the article. 

I have kept the same main image on the right page which was also used on my front cover as I didn't want too many different images of my artist throughout the issue as I wanted my readers to have a sense of familiarity within my magazine so that my reader doesn't get overwhelmed. However I did want to include to main images of my artist so I decided to use the same image and duplicate it but flip it the opposite way. In a previous blog post I have explained why I have done this effect. But I thought it made my double page spread look more creative and original. My aim for my magazine is to try and not stick to the traditional pop magazine conventions but have the reader still be able to make links within the genre. So I kept the same image as I felt like the 'behind the shoulder' pose was a traditional shot, but by editing it this way (by flipping the image) it started to challenge the conventions of the pop magazines.

But what I did want to keep the same was the plain white background as I wanted to keep to the simplicity of the issue (liked described in the contents page). I didn't want the reader to feel overwhelmed or confused by my magazine by cluttering it so I decided to keep to the plain background. I did however in one of my drafts experiment using a purple background but it didn't work as i've previously stated, it didn't fit the overall sophisticated look I was trying to achieve as that block colour purple looked immature and too bold, taking the attention from the main image which I wanted to be the main focal point. Thats why between my first and final draft they both have white coloured background to stick to the image that I wanted to achieve.

However another comparison is that in my final draft I have not included an overall title. In my first draft I used "She's Back" as I thought it would be a suitable title as that was one of my cover lines on my front cover so it would overall really link my magazine together. However I felt like the title in my final draft would not have fitted and overloaded the page. Also as I had added in more of the smaller images along the top I thought that I didn't need anything else added.