The next step was to create the heading and the tag line for the main article. This was because for the heading I had to make it so that it could be used to show that this is a specific section of the magazine (inspired by metal hammers all access) which is why I called it 'latest, rock, headlines) since that heading could be used for various different articles/purpose. What I also did was to have the text font be the same as the one used in the front page because the double page spread was what the front page was advertising the most, having the same shows the reader instantly that this section is the main section of my magazine.
The next step was to type up the article (which in this case was an interview I conducted) and align it so that it spaced together well and left enough room for all the other parts of this page but also, but I also had to make sure that the text font was so small that people could read it clearly, so I looked back at kerrang and metal hammer and saw that they used a font around 14pts. I also made a small red box and the right had side of the page. The purpose of this was to be ready for including the many images of the artist to show more of him rather than just the single background image (again I got this from metal hammer since they did a similar thing in their double-page spread and the effect made the page a really fun read since people could see more of what the band they were featuring did in their spare time which mainly consisted of funny images).
The next step was to get a background that was similar to my front page and that it could fit the size of the double page spread without it looking obviously stretched. The reason for this was the same reason for the masthead and tag line since I want to show consistency throughout my magazine as well as making it easy to relate this page to the front page showing that this page is the main focus of the magazine.
The final step was to include the images for my background and red box. The background again had to fit the page without seeming too stretched and also had to be one of the better shots I had taken since this is what the readers will see first or be drawn towards and by having a high quality image it should impress them and want to read more into the magazine. The other images are as high in quality but their purpose is merely for entertainment so quality wasn't that big of a factor plus they weren't the main focus of the magazine meaning that they didn't have as much importance as the background image.
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