Double page spread 3

This is a double page spread featuring the black eyed peas. My first thoughts of this double page spread are good. By just looking at it the images used engage me into the page and make me want to read the articles. This is very good because the designer of this magazine has created and edited this picture, which gives a good effect and helps to engage and entice the reader to look further.
In addition, the like the other magazine i have analyed there is a large image situated on the left hand side of the page and text on the right hand side. From looking at all the magazine double page spreads i can see this is a popular trend to have a larger picture to ratio of text. In my opinion this magazine double page spread uses this technique the best. This is because the colours used, the outfits the pupil in the images are wearing and the background and text colour all contrast and blend well together, making the magazine look very professional and carefully designed. In addition, the subtitles are catchy and give the reader a small insight of what the article is about, the subtitle that are used in this magazine are question. I think this is effective because it makes the reader think of the answer and makes them want to read to article to find out the answer. Furthermore, the text on the right hand side is a good size font and looks professional by how it is structured and presented. I think this because there is pieces of writing in bold, which means the reader could only scim read the text and the bold text instantly stands out to them, which is the key points within the article. Also, the small arrows on the top right hand side inbetween the images and the text make you focus your attention away from the image and more onto the text. This is good because most of the time the reader looks at the pictures rather than the text but this magazine points out to read the text like it holds important information reguarding the picutres.
To improve this magazine i would change the colour of the font on the bottom left hand side of the page, it is hard to read the black text because it has been placed over an image where the clothes the person is wearing is also a shade of black. In my opinion i would change the colour of the font to a blue so it contrasts with the background and also stands out on the black image.
In conclusion, i think this magazine double page spread is effective by engaging the reader and also retaining them enough to read the articles. Lastly, i like this magazine double page spread the best out of the three i have analysed, this is because the images stand out more, the layout and structure is good and also, the all the colours used blend together and contrast which makes it easy to understand.