Textual Analysis of Two Magazines - Double Page Spread - XXL and VIBE

VIBE

- This VIBE magazine double page spread is arranged in columns to split up the information. - Majority of the text set out on the left page.
- On the right page, displays the artist which this article is about - Kendrick Lamar.
- The shot of the image of Kendrick Lamar is a close up profile shot.
- The colours used for this double page spread is quite plain with on white as a background and red and black for the artists name. 'KENDRICK' - this also makes the reader know who exactly the featuring artist is.
- The background of the double page spread being quite plain and also implies the tone of the whole article - as being casual and serious.
- The first few words for the article is a different style font and size to the rest of the article. -  This makes those first few words stand out - 'Kendrick Lamar is floating.'
- The language in which the article is written as interview by Kendrick Lamar - as words like 'gotta, nah and fresh' are used, this implies this article is informal and slang is often used in rap songs - this again puts enthuses of the genre of music Kendrick Lamar is part of.

XXL

- This double page spread displays a range of colours and images then text. 

- The background of this image seems to be of the cover stars from the front cover, standing on top of a roof of a building. - this makes the DPS cool and a interesting shoot - birds view.

- Again, every person in this shot is doing some sort of gesture - this makes them al stand out as individuals and equally. - Also this shows a bit of each persons character depending on the gesture they've soon and there body language. 

- There isn't much text in this double page spread, but was is shown is explain that these top 10 newist and most current rap artists - who have become XXL's Freshman Class of 2016. 

- The colours used for these pages are mostly blue, pink and black. 

- The most part of the text is edited into a black rectangle at the bottom of the second page of the DPS - this makes that part of the DPS to stand out, as it displays majority of the text on the two pages and is giving important information on how/why these 10 gentlemen have been chosen to be a part XXL magazine. - The font size of this section of text is the smallest of text on the DPS, could be chosen to do this so its able to have all the text fit in neatly. 

- The header which is going over the double page spread which is displayed at the top, is bigger in size compared to the other text displayed on the two pages. Also it is coloured in blue and pink to stand out and catch the readers attention.

- The editors of this image is displayed at the bottom of the first page.