Thursday, 10 November 2011

Poppy's similar product research (DPS) - metal hammer issue 212


In this double page spread the image of the subject of the article, Dani Filth, is extremely domineering and capture the attention of readers as it covers a whole side of the double spread. The top of the image has been cropped removing the top of Dani Filth's head. The heavily made up and bloodshot eyes make contact with the reader attracting them to the article. Also the unique and shocking costume and make-up links in well with the headline 'Darkly Devious Dani'. The word 'Devious' appears to have been hand written in blood again referring back to the staged image of Dani eating a brain. The letters 'W' and 'I' have been made into lead capitals and the quote 'I lived in.... stay in' has been pulled as it is probably one of the important facts the article has managed to uncover. The double spread has stuck to three main colours of red, white and black and even though there is alot of white space its simplicity is eye catching and creates more focus onto the image of Dani. The font is sans-serif and the overall registor of the article is formal with use of complex dialect. The byline has been placed in small under the caption in a bold red font. Also, a splash has been used to give the subjects impressions of the 'days specials'. The entire composition of the double page spread has been well thought out to correspond with the content of the article.

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