Double page spread analysis.

1. Double Page Spread Analysis.
Poppy Thompson

2. Adele’s Double Page Spread
This double page spread features the massively
famous Pop Music Singer Adele. The black and white
effect makes the whole article as well as Adele herself
look classy and sophisticated this is a positive
representation of Adele and the magazine.

3. The Iconic Sign…
The iconic sign would definitely be the black and whit
colour scheme, because it is normally seen as an old
fashioned and therefore seen as classy this represents
Billboard as a magazine because Billboard has a reputation
of being professional and sophisticated magazine. It is very
important for them to keep up their professionalism
throughout the magazine because that is what the readers
expect. The preferred reading for this double page spread
would be a good and classy representation of the
magazine and Adele, however the oppositional reading
could be that Adele looks overly edited and almost fake.

4. The Symbolic Sign…
The use of the Serif font makes the double page spread
look a lot more formal and symbolically this kind of font is
often used to make an article look more important and this
presents the magazine in a way that looks like it has value
for money and it is professional, this would be the preferred
reading of the article and the oppositional reading could be
that the double page is over edited and that Adele looks
fake

5. The Indexical Sign…
The fact that Adele’s photo and hair take up almost all of
the page and that there is not much writing could represent
the fact that she more about her appearance and the way
that her fans view her than actual knowledge about her
personality. This would be a negative thing so would most
probably be the oppositional reading that those who aren’t
fans of Adele would take, her fans would take the more
positive preferred reading which would most likely be the
fact that she is a radiant beauty.

6. In Conclusion…
This double page spread aims to represent Adele in a
glamorous and positive way, I think that the magazine has
done this well because of the lighting, colour scheme and
font type they have achieved a professional yet feminine
look to the article. I have taken the preferred reading
however the magazine could also be seen as “looks
obsessed” because there isn’t much writing or content just
a rather large photo of the featured celebrity Adele which
could make her look self obsessed and careless of her
actual personality.

7. Double Page Spread Analysis.
Poppy Thompson

8. Nicki Minaj’s Double Page Spread
This double page spread features the massively famous
Pop Music Singer and Rapped Nicki Minaj. The bright
colours within the article show Nicki Minaj’s personality and
the fact that she is famous for being quirky and crazy and
they represent her as an artist.

9. The Iconic Sign…
The bright colours and odd photograph of Nicki Minaj
herself will appeal to her admirers and fans because they
will be used to and like her “out-there” style however this
will put a lot of other people off the article because she is
so controversial so many people have strong negative
opinions of her. The fact that she is controversial and that
the article is in an interview format will be off-putting to
some however even if they don’t like her as an artist she
may be interest them.
She sees her self as a major Pop Star and is very self
confident and her fans like that so the ring that she is
wearing that says “ICON” and her confident pose in the
photo are an iconic sign.

10. The Symbolic Sign…
The mix of both Sans Serif and Serif font makes the article
a lot more informal and “crazy” which fully symbolizes Nicki
Minaj’s style and what her fans (those who take the
preferred reading) relate to. However the oppositional
reading, which will be taken by the people that don’t like
her particularly or don’t like the magazine, this will most
probably be that they see the article as very messy like
Nicki Minaj’s style and music.

11. The Indexical Sign…
Nicki Minaj’s photo and her name in bold font are the main focus of this
article, they takes up most of the of the double page spread and this
represents her need for attention, this would be the way that the
oppositional readers see her and the article. The preferred reading
would be the opposite of this because although the picture and her
name are the biggest and main things on the page there is also a lot of
writing this shows her as an interesting person because there is a lot to
read about her. The preferred readers will definitely see her in a good
light through this article, because she is the main attention and they will
enjoy this because they like her.

12. In Conclusion…
This double page spread represents Nicki Minaj as a
confident and risky, because of the layout she is made out
to be massive sensational pop star which her fans will
definitely appreciate. However the confident woman
portrayed by the magazine could be taken as Nicki being
cocky and over-baring, the article will have two very
different effects on different types of people, however they
will both be strong opinionated effects.

13. Comparison…
These magazines are completely different to each other,
Adele’s magazine is attempting to represent her as a very
classy and sophisticated, and as an established artist. The
fonts show her as very feminine whereas Nicki Minaj’s
article shows her as “whacky” and off-the-wall which would
only attract certain audiences in a positive way. The varied
colour schemes are the main difference between the two
articles, and this is what changes the representation of both
women.