Double Spread Research

Double spread   

This a double spread from the magazine ‘Vibe’ which is an R&B genre based magazine. The double spread is based on a famous R&B rapper Wiz, who is well known in the industry of R&B music and has a wide fan base worldwide. The double spread contains one image on the on left hand side of the double spread and on the right hand side the article for the double spread article.

The one image that is on the double spread is a close up of the famous R&B rapper/singer and the image is on a black background to make the image stand out. The image takes up the whole of the page and in the image it’s a close up of his face to show the facial expression and the smoke he is releasing out of his mouth. He is also wearing a cap and showing off the tattoos on his neck. This shows the bad boy look which is represented through the R&B genre. 

The article is not in an interview style it is like they are telling a story of part of wiz is life. They use a rhetorical question “how high?” this makes the audience feel like they are been directly spoken to and make them feel included in the article. The have used yellow and black to do with the theme of the article as it is to do with his top hit song “Black and Yellow” so the colour scheme is relevant. Also the spoken language is formal and relevant to the style of the article.

The genre of the magazine is made clear through the double spread page, as the company of the magazine is a VIBE a well-known R&B magazine. Also from the chosen performer that has been used for the article is Wiz a top R&B rapper who is well known and has a wide fan base around the world which will attract a wide audience, also from the information used in the article and the pose of the image. So the genre of the magazine is R&B and this is made clear through the double spread of the magazine.