Two-Page Spread Feedback and Revisions

Since the two-page spread was made, it is time to receive peer feedback, then revise the spread based on the feedback.

Below is how the spread was prior to any edits.

 

Revision #1

The first peer recommendation was to increase the size of the font. Before even attempting to implement this, it was obvious that this would not work. Firstly, the font would be too large not all fit on the page, which means that some of the text would have to be completely removed, thus making the quality of the article worse.

Revision #2

The next recommendation was to add a byline. At first, this did not seem like a useful change, but when it was put into the spread, it appeared much more professional as well as following the conventions of tech magazines, as many tech magazine articles include bylines.

This edit was made by simply decreasing the size of the title by two points, then inserting the byline on the bottom right of it in Roboto Condensed, just like the body text, but bold.

Revision #3

Another peer recommendation was to add page numbers. Upon seeing this, there was a realization that this should have already been done as it is one of the most important things to include on any page of a magazine. The page numbers for the two pages were added on the bottom corners of each page, with the left page being page 23 and the right page being page 24. They were labeled as these pages because in the TOC, it says that this article begins on page 23.

Above is how the spread looks with this added.

Revision #4

The last piece of advice given was to add more space in the margin. This was not going to be a good revision as there is already ample space in the middle, and if there is any more the edges of the page will have no space.

Conclusion 

Overall, there was not very much to change about this spread, however, what did get changed made an enormous difference. Without the byline, the two-page spread would be lacking professionalism, and without the page numbers, the spread would just be incomplete. There were some recommendations that were not necessary such as increasing the font size and adding more margin space. While these were not implemented, they were helpful in providing other perspectives on how to improve the spread.