The grey background is really good and its simple which is nice as sometimes theres far too much colour which doesn't particularly look good. The massive title in the background also looks good and i like the how eye catching it is. The artists image it self is placed to one side and is big so is very clear to the audience who the article is about the whole image is used as background. The good thing about the double spread is that it doesn't just have columns and columns of writing as that would just put the reader off as it is a fashion magazine so the way that they have spread the writing by starting of little and working their way up to longer columns is very interesting. also the way in which the photo was taken, the way they composed it is very well done as they matched the red and white cloth with her red hair. What else is interesting is that not too much colour is used as they have kept it simple by only using round about 3 colours of which 2 of them are black and grey. The theme of the spread seems to be music based as it has a singer/musician on the the page. This gives an idea of what the article is going to be about, it also interest the reader. the black writing on the grey background is easy to read. There is an introduction informing what the article is about.
For my own double spread i feel that i could use the way the above spread has composed the writing as i feel that i could use with more writing on mine so should use the way that its done above as to not have too much but too less.
The picture of Lady Gaga is made to appear enticing by the way that she is dressed and the way in which she is poising. This is meant to make her appeal to people that find her attractive. Also the editors have made sure that there is a certain amount arousing and sexual content as that sells well. The medium close-up of Lady Gaga takes up half the page of the double spread this is to show that it has significance. The photo has been digitally edited which you tell by the way that the image has been changed from colour to greyscale. Which means that the whole spread has been focused around the three colours; black, white and red. The large red L refers to Lady Gaga's name but the colour also anchors the style of the magazine Q. There is no title to the article which entices the audience to want to read on so that they find out what sort of exclusive information the magazine has on Lady Gaga.
something that i can use in my spread from this is the way that they have made such a bold, eye catching choice by having the large red L.