The title of the article is 'Girl Girl Girl', this has been done by the magazine in order to link in with Katy's first song 'I Kissed A Girl'. The title has been wrote using a bubble font, which is a 'sans serif' font. This has been done as the magazine's target audience is aimed at younger audiences. Also the font is modern and links in with the person the article is based on (Katy)'s music genre, which is music. The font is fun, which could portray a fun side to both Katy and the magazine.
The whole right page of the article is nearly a full body shot of Katy. This has been done in order to allow the audience to know who the article is about.The pose which Katy is in (Fists up etc) is quite a masculine pose, showing a masculine side to her. But also her outfit is very feminine, showing another side to her. As the article's main colours are black and white; this could link in with the two sides to her, as black and white are complete opposites as are masculine and feminine. Also the black and white housestyle on the article gives the magazine and Katy a sophisticated look, and also gives a traditional and classy look to her.
One of the things that stands out the most from the double page spread is the big letter 'L' which on the right page. The 'L' has obviously been used to link it in with who the article is about, Lady Gaga. It instantly draws the attention of the audience and is also linked to the magazines housestyle. The magazine this article is from is Q. And one of Q magazine's main colours they use is red. Also the red is a eye catching colour for the magazine to of used.
The image on the left page, is a medium close up of Lady Gaga. The photo has been edited into a 'grey scale' finish, meaning that minimal colours (White, Black, Red) have been used on the article giving a simple/sophisticated feel to the magazine. As the image of Lady Gaga takes up the whole page, it gives the impression that this photo/article and also Lady Gaga has significance and that she's important.
There's no title on the double page spread, only 'Lady Gaga' wrote in the top right corner. This has been done so that the audience must read further into the article if they are to find out what the article is about as there are no clues etc. The small title in the top corner has been wrote in two different types of font. 'Lady' has been wrote in italics as this gives a softer more feminine edge to it (As the word is 'lady') where as 'GAGA' has been wrote in block capitals, giving it a harsher edge. This may have been done to give the impression that there are two sides to Lady Gaga.
The right side of the double page spread is nearly all filled with text. This has been done to give the impression that Lady Gaga is a big star, with a lot of information to find out about her and makes her seem like she's important. Two of the paragraphs on the page also start with 'drop capitals'. This may have been done as it draws in the reader's attention and makes the reader think that there must be something important to read in that paragraph.
The main focus of the double page spread is the title. It has been wrote in an unusual font and style (Almost like a newspaper cut out) and is set out in a different way in which most other magazines do. This draws in the attention of the read instantly therefore making them want to read on further into the article. Also as the title's font is so different, it makes Lily Allen appear more interesting.
Like most articles, one page (the right) has been taken up by a medium shot of Lily Allen. This has been done so the audience instantly know who the article is about, as there's no big title saying "Lily Allen" anywhere on the page the magazine is relying on the picture to grab the audience's attention. The picture of her is natural and she isn't 'over done' like many celebrities are in pictures, meaning that the audience can relate to her more. The pose she has shows confidence as she has both hands on hips and also direct eye contact with the camera.
The colours on the article have been kept to a minimum, with the magazine just sticking to three main colours (Black, white and red). This gives the magazine a sophisticated look and also makes the article easy to read. Also the colours may have been kept to a minimum as then it fits in with the theme of a 'newspaper' style (Which is suggested by the title).
The top Lily Allen is wearing is red. Red is a eye catching colour which could of been used as it grabs attention also. The red from the top also links in with certain parts of the text (Presumingly the more important parts). This gives the idea that all of the parts in red (Including the top) are most important, making both Lily and the article important and that it's a "Don't miss" thing.
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