Inspiring double page spreads

Both these double page spreads use one of the pages for a large picture of the music artist. I think this looks very effective because it gives them the focus.
On the page spread featuring "Lady Gaga", the colour scheme is very eye catching and bold. I like the huge "L" in the back ground. I may use this idea in my own music magazine. It adds a different colour to the very plain colour scheme, that without this unique detail, would look boring.
The other double page spread featuring "Alexandra Burke", has again a very plain colour scheme of black and white, but matches nicely with her clothing. Then, the artists name is in a pink. to make it stand out and seem more important.
I don't like the second double page spread at much as the first one with "Lady Gaga"because it I feel it is less effective. And if I was a reader of the magazine, the first double page spread would be more appealing because of the bold colours.
The page featuring "Lady Gaga", is aimed at an older audience than the one featuring "Alexandra Burke" and you can again tell this by the colour scheme. The colour pink, is a girly colour and gives off a "pop" vibe, whereas the colour scheme of the "Lady Gaga" one is bolder and is made to appeal to an older age group, like teenagers and young adults.
The pictures on both these spreads have the artists looking directly at the camera and doing some sort of pose. By putting "Lady Gaga" in a sepia type effect, they have given her an old fashioned feel, where as the "Alexandra Burke" one her clothes are silver and shiny. These again give off a "pop" vibe. The poses on the magazine are both very sexualised even though the one with "Alexandra" Burke on the cover, is aimed at a younger audience. Although the one with "Lady Gaga" on the page is more sexualised than the other, she is pretty much naked, with only a few necklaces on. But I think the "Lady Gaga" one is more sexualised because it is aimed at an older audience as we can tell from the colour scheme.  Another thing that shows what age audience the magazine is aimed at in the font used in both texts. The first one with "Lady Gaga" in it uses a more formal font that is straighter and in line whereas the other one with "Alexandra Burke" is more informal, although it is in a grid like the "Lady Gaga" one.
The camera angles on the "Lady Gaga" one is eye level with the audience but "Lady Gaga" is still looking down slightly at the audience. Showing that she is slightly above the reader, making her seem superior to the reader. On the second one with "Alexandra Burke" the camera is a low angle, again making her seem superior.
 

These two double page spreads are different because they are representing bands instead of just single artists. On the "Paramore" double page spread, the thing that stands out the most in the colour scheme, with a beige type background and black writing. The orange colour is very cleverly used on the spread, because its a direct match with the lead singers colour hair. This adds an element of interest to the page. I also like the style of text they have used for the title. It has a "rock" feel to it, with all the disconnected letters going all the way across the page.


Again, both of these spreads use the artists as the main focus and keep and entire page dedicated to a photo of them. I think this is the most popular way to do the magazine spread.
The second double page spread of the band "Nirvana" is also very well done. The way they have positioned the band is cleverly done, so it looks like a friendly photo and not a photo-shot photo. The main singer adds to this vibe by pulling a funny face instead of posing. I think this double page spread is very unique to the band. The colour scheme generally consists of blue, white and black. But there is an orange text box on the side of the page. This makes it seem more important than the rest of the writing around it. The camera angles in the first double page spread with "Paramore" on the front, the camera angle is lower to the readers eye line, making them seem higher up the page and more superior. The women seem more important and the leader of this group, as she is front of the two men. Although all the models have very causal poses.
In the second magazine cover with "Nirvana" on the front, the camera angles are directly on the readers eye line. So it makes the reader feel like the band members are looking directly at them. Also all the men are very close together compared to the other "Paramore" double page spread. This gives the picture a sense of closeness.