It's All In The Details
The BIG Snake of Publishing The layout on the left page has three even columns and 3 irregular grids. The article is in the bottom section of columns two and three. Having the photo on the right page is a strong choice because it makes the photo feel like it is in the article. If the pages were switched the photo could seem like a random photo on one page and then an article on the next page. The “S” in “Siren” is too big for the layout. The bottom of it goes off the page. If the full letter stayed on the page it would look cleaner. Also, it goes into the second column. This is not a big deal, but again the design would be cleaner if the second column was aligned all the way left and not aligned to the “S”. With the “S” being so big it can belong to any word it is next to. However, its font matches the rest of the title and the top of the “S” is also the top of the “i”. This provides more clarity to what the “S” belongs to. The one good thing the “S” provides is that it will g...