With this double page spread you notice that there is 3 main sections; a small column to the left with great debut albums, a Jimi Hendrix article and then an article on the album "Mr. Tambourine Man" by the Byrds.
Looking at the first column you notice that the background colour is a pale green with the album's name being in red and everything else in a black font. There are small pictures of the different album covers and then a small chunk of information on them. There are only 5 to the column which means it's not a long list and are small little bits of text to read away from the main articles. I think these work well because if you have just read an entire article you want some short text to break up the long haul of words so you don't get bored. The fonts work well to separate out the different bits of text, both the artist's name and the album name are in capitals so you can tell them apart. The album's name is in red as for this article it is more important. The other nice thing about these are that you can think, "Oh I had that album." This then makes you think about listening to the music mentioned so it really gets you thinking.
The middle chunk spreads out of both pages, the article being on the right page and an image of Jimi Hendrix on the left. The image is a black and white one but is very detailed. The entire image isn't shown but due to his fame and the small captions at the bottom it is easy to recognise who it is. The picture looks very innocent and an honest man. There is also half a vinyl disc at the bottom with a quote from Pete Townshend, this adds to the picture to back up how important Jimi Hendrix is. As there is a big image and a couple of quotes and notes surrounding the image you can already tell that Classic Rock believe this to be an important debut album as he has the majority of the double page spread.
You are caught to the text with a big capital B which is there to make sure you look at the article and don't skim past it. The text is in a long column but easily broke up into paragraphs, each adding to the one before it. The paragraphs detail a small history surrounding the time period that the album was released, the information isn't too in depth and gives you enough to be intrigued with the album. I think the style is good as it also includes some personal opinions from the writer but there's a good chunk of interesting history about the album and how it set Jimi Hendrix on the path to fame.
The last article has a pale green background like the first and a black and white image at the top. The album cover is shown to the right and immediately you pick up on the quote in the middle which is in a crimson font and also the 'Did you know?' bubble to the side of the page. These catch your eyes straight away so you go to read them and are immediately in the centre of the article and eager to read on.
The article's text starts like the Hendrix one with a big capital B to also catch attention but the article is slightly different. This one is set out like an interview but without any questions, instead the interview tells the story and then after bits of speech there are small bits of history which don't over analyse the text which has gone before it.
I think this is a good double page spread because of the colours, the 2 pale green pieces don't look fixed to the page so it doesn't seem to bogged down, and if you could imagine it as reality the page would be light and airy. There might be a lot of text but the spacing out and colours don't make it a daunting task to read it all.
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