'Q' Music Magazine - First Double Page Spread Analysis

My first double page spread analysis is of the band - The Smiths. On the first page of the double page spread you notice the enlarged image of the band. This is a typical photograph of a band with the main lead in in the foreground, as he is seen to be the most important, and the others who are in background; three of them are looking directly at the camera and the fourth person is looking to his right. The image does cover the whole entire double page spread but you only notice half of it which is highlighted by the pink rectangle as the other half is covered in text informing us about them.

In the top left hand corner of the image a design element of a simple pink rectangle is used which highlights a caption that introduces all of the people in the band, what year it is and where they are. This keeps to the house style of the double page spread and as you can see this design element is carried over onto the second page of the double page spread which you can see highlighted in blue in the right top hand corner of the image. 

Furthermore, the image on the second page also takes up the whole double page spread but again it is partly covered by the text that is written on it. This is the same as the first image used. However, this image is in black and white which connotes that the band is old, which they are, therefore helping the reader to link this connection more easily. Also it is the only image on this double page spread but it still works very well as it is of a live performance which gives a greater impact on the page as a whole. 
Another design element that is used is another simple blue rectangle in the top right hand corner of the image  and this also helps maintain the house style throughout the article. A smaller and more refined version of what is shown on the first double page spread is used which is highlighted by a green rectangle; also the same font and colour scheme of the font is used in both blue rectangles.
Moreover, the title on the second double page spread is 'The Holy Alliance'. This is written in large, bold, sans -serif text and it is underlined with a think pink line. Also this is carried through to the beginning of the text which starts with 'In the'. 

Lastly, the 'Q' magazine uses different layouts for different articles. As you can see shown on the first page of the double page spread the text is presented in a block of text and no columns are present at all. Where as in this double page spread they use three columns for their text which is highlighted by the turquoise rectangle.