Layout 1 - This is inspired by the Kaiser Chiefs DPS layout, which when I analysed I thought was a subtle way of changing the convention of a 1-sided interview, by having the image on the top and writing across the bottom. This is similar but basically the opposite way round. So it is unconvential that it's not 1 sided, but it's also incredibly unconventional in the way it features 2 images. Although I only analysed that of bands, I have some of solo artists in my collection and there always seems to be 1 separate image, but I think it's a bit more quirky and unusual to have 2 images blended into 1, especially as it's the same person. It's a very common effect to use, although maybe not on music magazine DPS, but I still think it's clever and has a lot of different connotations. For instance, it's like she's in 2 places at once, maybe representing the balancing of her career and leisure, mirroring that balance in the article, or it could be representing 2 different characters, and it could be emphasised using 2 contrasting images. I'm pretty definite on what kind of images I'd like when it comes to image planning, as I'm trying to keep a house style running through them as well, i.e the musical props. I'm not sure I like the placing of the title in this one, and maybe it's not obvious enough and a bit too unusual, as I'm thinking it looks a bit awkward.
Layout 2 - This is fairly similar to Layout 1, but just generally rearranged. I had initially planned to have it swapped around, so that the sitting image would have been resting against the writing block, but Ms Furness suggested to have it resting against the side of the overall box, which I think works much better as then they're facing towards the article, maybe encoraging the reader to look at it. This also goes against the conventional 1 sided DPS, by having the article directly in the centre. I think this works to an advantage as it puts the main focus on the article, as it should be on a DPS, then the images are contrasting and on either side, and as images on a DPS give identity to the artist, having 1 on each side gives the reader either more control or 2 contrasting representations of her. I also think the placement of the title is much better here, in a more conventional placing (one of the top corners), so the whole layout wouldn' throw my reader off to much as there is still a very conventional element.
Layout 3 - I thought I'd try out the conventional layout of a DPS, just to see if it would be effective at all in my eyes. It is the very basic title at top, article on one page, image on the other layout which is the frame work for most of the ones I've analysed and looked at. I don't think it would be suitable for my magazine, as I'm trying to keep a running house style, and the layouts of both my cover and especially my contents have been unconventional in some way, so surely I should keep that element present in my DPS too? To make it slightly unconventional, I've represented the use of an unusual image, but this is done anyway in some DPS, as normally it's kept simple and basic on the cover as to not offend, but often they tend to be more wild and intriguing on the contents and DPS, like a progession of revealing. I think this can be my back-up if my more risky layouts don't fit together quite right depending on the images and P!nk logo, so I'll plan an image for this just in case.I think I prefer Layout 2 at the minute, but if I do plan for that one, I know that if it doesn't seem to work I could use the same images and just rearrange it into Layout 1. Also Layout 3 is very safe and won't take too much preparing as a back up, I'll just plan a very unusual style image.
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