DPS analysis

This is a double page spread for the December edition of a pop magazine. The colour scheme is red, blue, yellow and white which is christmassy. The yellow contrasts the other colours which is why they've highlighted certain parts of the interview in yellow to draw the readers' eyes to that section. They've placed the pull quote "Rylan walked around naked most of the time" at the bottom of the page. It's white writing on a red background which links to the dps colour scheme.
A speech bubble has been inserted near Olly's mouth which links to their house style and masthead.
For the photoshoots, they've used a medium shot because this allows you to see his jumper which also keeps to the colour scheme. In the other shot they have him dressed in a santa hat and wrapped in tinsel which shows the reader that it is a December edition. The white and blue snowflake background also shows that it is a Christmas themed issue of the magazine and it creates a border around the pages which links them together.
I've noticed that the page with the interview slightly crosses over to the next page, not a lot but it still looks very effective.
The main image also doubles as a poster to cut out which is a good selling point for the magazine as it appeals to their target audience-teenage girls.
A sans-serif font has been used for the title and interview text which is easy to read and also appeals to the TA. The title "Merry Christmurs!" takes up a lot of the page leaving little room for a lot of text as the target audience they are aiming to please won't bother reading it if there is too much. It is also a pun which is made clear by the "murs" being in a yellow font whereas the rest of it is white. This also adds a little bit of fun for the reader before they've even began reading the interview. The title is on a banner which looks like the ribbon you would use to wrap a Christmas present, this links back to the December theme.
They've placed a lead under the title which is in a different font and colour. This separates the title from the text and gives the reader a little bit of what it's about before they start reading.
For the actual interview they've written it in a question-answer style. To clearly show where Olly starts speaking, the interviewers question is in red. They've used a drop capital at the start of the text which is a convention in magazines. The text is 2 columns long which is not too much for the reader to handle, and the spacing between each question and column is typically larger than other magazines but it appeals well to the target audience.The arrow at the side of the writing shows that there is more to read overleaf, and it's red to fit in with the rest of the double page spread.