Double page sread 3: NME

I have decided to analyse this NME double page spread mainly because the artist in the image looks very indie and the NME magazine is the home magazine for indie rock and my magazine genre is also going to be indie rock.

The overall layout to the double page spread is that the image covers the whole left hand half of the page and the right hand half is the heading and the article for the double page spread.  The image is very indie because the artist shows no facial expressions at all and this shows that he doesn't really care about the camera which symbolises the indie swagger.  The image is very in your face because of the close up used and this may be uncomfortable for the audience.  The overall background colour is white and this mean that a lot of black font is used this is so that the font stands out from the background.  There is a very large quotation which is used as a heading for the article and this is good for the audience who don't have time to read the whole article so they can just read the quotation giving them an overall outline of the article.  The quotation is shown using different sizes of fonts which creates a fluctuating effect which shows a psychedelic effect.  The name of the artist is shown in the top right hand corner of the right hand page and it uses very small font, this is a disadvantage to the audience because some people may not know the artist and struggle to find out his name.  Also a drop capital is used half way through the article which is strange as they are normally at the start of a article, this could make the audience confused as to where about the article starts.  There is no information down the spine of the double page spread, this is good because it means that no inforamtion will be hidden in the spine.
My model will also use a lack of facial expressions also to preserve the indie coolness and also to show that they are serious about music.  Finally i will also have no information down the spine, this is so that I don't lose any information down the spine.