Magazine Double Page Spread

This is my final Double Page Spread. I have used the feedback I have been given on my double page spread in order to help me to improve it. I have reduced the amount of text on the page as I was told that I originally had to much text on the page and that it didn't really look like an article. I was also told to improve my spacing to make more use of the space available on the page. I did this my separating sections of the articles into paragraphs to break up the text on the page, use the space better and make my article look like it belongs in a magazine. I moved the Article title up onto the top of the page to make better use of the space as this provided more room underneath for the article to go. I have kept the background image as I received positive feedback from this.
I improved my double page spread my looking back at my magazine research to see the conventions they used. Although I didn't look at Empire magazine during my originally research I looked at it recently to see the conventions and techniques they used. I had followed a convention by using columns as is saw this in all of the magazines I looked at during my research. I have added a quote from the pop star and put it into a different sans serif font, size and colour to the other parts of the article so that it would stand out, this is a technique I saw in Empire magazine. I have also made the paragraph about Eden Dee a different colour, font and style to the rest of the article to make it look more like a puff in order for it to stand out. I added page numbers at the bottom corner of each page to show the reader which page the article is on so that they are able to find it using the contents page. Next to the page number at the bottom of the left side of the page I wrote the date and magazine title as I saw this done in Empire magazine. Empire also used a shape at the top of the page to show the type of article and the article name, I used this convention in my double page spread so that it looks as professional as possible. I continued to use my colour scheme in my double page spread by using black, white, grey and variations of pink and purple. The pictures, colours and layout of my magazine is suitable for my target audience of teenage girls. I feel that I have been able to combine the pop genre of my magazine with my fashion house style due to the colours, layout, style and article contents.