I've decided to do more TV listings magazine research in order to help me better adapt and improve my current double-page spread.
These images are from the Radio Times TV listings magazine.
Between them, they give an impression of some of the codes and conventions of magazine double-page spreads. The image to the right shows a double-page spread focused on a TV programme hosted by James May. This particular article involves one large image on the right-hand side of the page, and the majority of the text on the left-hand side of the page. I think that this is quite effective, but may be less attractive to a teenage audience as it is not very colourful, and the image despite being large does not necessarily stand out as well as it could if the image were brighter, or if the layout were different.
I think that this double-page spread would be more attractive to a teenage audience, as the image is far more 'attention-grabbing', probably due to its central position on the page. It complies with the convention of these double-page spreads, which is that it uses a significant amount of text over the two pages, as well as attracting attention with an image. The variation in the colour of the word 'toff' in the title of this double-page spread also acts as a focus point on the page, as does the slang used in the title itself in contrast with the word 'toff' which is more associated with the upper-
class rather than with slang.The double-page spread on the right uses the conventions such as a lot of text, information about the programme being discussed, and the use of images. Again, the image is more centralised than that in the first double-page spread from this post, and I feel that this makes it stand out more. Portions of the text on the right-hand page of this double-page spread are split into numbered sections, which would perhaps be a good technique to use if I wanted to split several different points up on the page.
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