Double page spread analysis

The layout of the contents page, is organised into columns and rows. As the image of Lily Allen is placed in the third column with the title 'People think I'm an attention seeker, But I'm just honest' in the first and second column. The head of Lily Allen is also placed in the top row so that the reader looks at the title 'People think I'm an attention seeker' and see Lily Allen's face. This shows that maybe Lily Allen is trying to show that she may look in her face that she is an attention seeker but underneath 'She is just honest'. The purpose of the article is to inform and review as the writer is informing the reader that Lily Allen is not as she seems but also review as it in a way is advertising her music and attracting more fans. 


The double page spread conforms to the house style of the magazine by following the same style font. The title of the article is 'People think I'm an attention seeker, But I'm just honest' the effect this has on the audience is that Lily Allen is not who she comes across as ( for example, 'An attention seeker') which gives the audience the effect that maybe Lily Allen is more likable than they thought. The conventions which are used are a quotations from the artist such as the title and the style of the font used which is a mixture of capital letters and lower case letters. This again could show the reader that Lily Allen is not whom she comes across as and may actually be a shy person hence the small letters in the title. The picture in this double page spread article is bigger and more pronounced than the writing other than the main title. This has the effect that Lily Allen is making a statement about herself and that a picture of her more important than the rest of the article? The image which has been used is of Lily Allen, her pose is very 'So what?' as her hands are on her hips and her facial expression looks very confident. Her clothes are quite casual and look high street bought which suggests that Lily Allen is your average girl who rised to fame by pure talent. The use of her wearing a tartan shirt shows that maybe she is a modern artist and therefore suggests that her music is modern too. 


The linguistic features which have been used are irony in the title as Lily Allen claims she is not an attention seeker in the title but then there is a main image of Lily Allen in a very attention seeking pose which almost suggests she is a bossy person. The effect this has on the reader is that they may have mixed perceptions on who the singer Lily Allen is or they may think that Lily Allen is all show but actually inside she is a decent person who wants to sell music. This links to the music magazine as goes with the target audience of young people who are into the fun side of music. The tone of the magazine is quite mocking in a way but then friendly as it promoting Lily Allen as an artist. The magazine article uses colloquial language to have a friendly outlook for readers so they are more likely to buy the music magazine again.