Double Page Spread Research

Double-page spreads are used for the main story or stories in a magazine, depending on the length of the magazine. If they are created online, like how I am going to do mine, using grids and columns for the entire layout is essential for organization. That will ensure that the pictures will not impede on the navigation of the text. Sidebars can be used to enhance the story. Text is usually left-aligned so that it's location can be read naturally. Titles of stories and sections of them are in a larger font compared to the rest of the story. Some magazines choose to have the introduction in a larger font than the rest of the story but a smaller font than the title to have it stand out a little. All content included must contribute to the purpose of the story. The title should be enticing to the target audience so they want to learn more. It's important to include a byline so that the reader knows who wrote the story. The feature image should be visually enticing to the reader. Text on images can give more information about them or highlight an element of it. Some magazines choose to repeat an important sentence from the story in between the rest of the text in a space where it can be emphasized using a different colored and bigger font. The page number and title of the story should be included in the corner of the page, depending on where it is in the rest of the magazine. It should be in the same place as the others so readers can easily look through it to find what they want to look at.  My double-page spread will include all of the elements that I did research on. 

This is an example of how some quotes can be emphasized within a story.

This shows how the title is bigger than the rest of the text, the pictures have captions, and there's a description of what the story will be about.

Resources:

Nikola. “Magazine Spreads – Good and Bad Practices.” Magazine Designing, 4 May 2013, www.magazinedesigning.com/magazine-spreads-good-bad-practices/.