Textual analysis of double page spread from mixmag

This double page spread in on Dizzee Rascal a UK rapper from London, on the left hand page we have an interview with Dizzee Rascal and on the other side it is just one large mid close up that fills the whole of the other side. It has a very interesting layout how it is split 50/50 one side a full photo and the other the interview. I think I like this double page spread because its not ram packed with hundreds of lines worth of writing. It’s just a brief interview with Dizzee Rascal asking questions which the readers would find very appealing finding out general and some personal information about the rapper.

They have used a very basic colour scheme for this double page spread so no attention is drawn away from the photograph and the interview. They have posed Dizzee Rascal very carefully for this photograph making him look very suave wearing a white suit with a smart black tie and purple shirt. Dizzee Rascal is definitely the dominant feature in this double page spread as his photo takes up a whole page.

At the top of the bag there is a small banner which says VIP I think this makes us enjoy this section more as it feels though we have exclusive information into Dizzee Rascals life. There is a stand first at the top of the left page which is in big bold letters to draw our attention to that before we go on to read the interview. I think that they chose to put Dizzee Rascal in pink because that way if you didn’t know who he was from the photograph you then would and so might actually then be more interested as he is a worldwide known rapper.

Just to the right of the picture of Dizzee Rascal is a quote that he says in the interview; “That’s where I’m at now – It’s like, come on, sell your soul!” I think reading this alone entices people to want to dive straight into the interview and read what he’s talking about. There is a picture of Armand at the bottom of the left hand page and its discussing how Armand helped him meet his turning point by making the pop song ‘Dance Wiv Me’ so having a picture Armand is quite relevant and people who haven’t heard his music are more likely to search for him and listen to his tunes.