Making My Double Page Spread

I decided to use Microsoft Publisher to create my double page spread as it's a lot easier to navigate the text around instead of using Adobe Photoshop.

Step 1

Firstly I decided to choose a pink gradient background as the magazine I produced is aimed at young girls and I know this colour appeals to them and also stands out. It works well and matches the colours on my front cover and contents page, as I have followed the colour scheme all the way through to create continuity. I then chose an image which I had previously cropped on Adobe Photoshop and placed it where I thought would be the best place and which would stand out to the audience the most. I chose the right hand side of the page as then I could have my text next to it.

Step 2
Secondly I copied and pasted my double page spread interview which I had previously wrote up on Microsoft Word as a template and so I knew I could edit it when I needed to, I also posted a version of it up on my blog. I made the questions and answers different colours to clearly identify to the audience which part was the question and which part was the answer. I also added a drop cap as I started off the interview to create effect.

Step 3

I then went on to adding adding a title for my double page spread and decided to use the quote from my front cover and display it in large, bold text so that the audience knew what this page was about and they'd already be familiar with it as they saw the quote on the front cover.

Step 4

Again just to create effect to my double page spread, I added a subtitle placed below the title, which states what the interview is about.

Step 5
To add the finishing touches to my double page spread, in the bottom right hand corner I added a small heading saying 'EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW' which states to the audience what the page is about. I also decided to add a pull quote from the interview and placed it within the middle of the interview to attract the readers audience and make them more intrigued to read it. The choice of the dark pink for the pull quote background was again sticking with my colour scheme all the way through which creates continuity.