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Q Magazine Front Page Analysis
- 1. The main imageforthis magazine highlights‘LilyAllen’butitisn’tjustanormal picture of her beingdepictedasa stereotypical popstar.Inthe image she is breakingamic stand andthiscouldbe showingthatshe isbreakingthe rules. That she doesn’tfollow the rulesand she canbe a rule breaker,givingthe audience adifferentlookabouther,thatshe isn’ta sweetnormal girl thatshe has grownup. Hershoesare the onlythingsthathas colourin heroutfit.This linkswiththe title ‘KicksOff’itinthe colourred,so it couldbe showingthatshe has started‘kickingoff’andstartedtoshowoff a differentside of her personality.The glassandplasticthathascome fromhermic standis still inthe image.Itis like the image isfrozenintime andisshowingoff the startof her differentpersonality. The logo forthe magazine isverybigon the front page;itis also locatedonthe left-hand of the page because if it were smallerthenthe title wouldn’tbe clear. Alsotheyonlyhave one letterforthe magazine’s name Q and thisis very differentfromnormal magazinese.g.Kerrang. That title will fitacross the top of the page so Q magazine will make the title biggersothatit is know to the people that are readingthe magazine.Alsoitisina verysimple font,this couldbe reflectingthe magazine byshowing the audience thatthe magazine isa very simple andelegant magazine. The colour scheme for thismagazine isred, white andblack. These are all very simple coloursand theyfitverywell with the magazine reflectingthatthe magazine isvery simple andeasy- understand.They have alsohighlighted the artiststhat will be featuredinthe magazine andhave made theirnames standoutmore due to the fact that theywill be in coloure.g.Paolo Nutini andRicky Gervais.Theyhave made Ricky’sname be inblue insteadof red and thiscouldbe showingthathe isn’ta singerhe is an actor and thisishighlighted throughthe different coloursfromtheir names.Alsothey make sure that the backgroundisalways plaincoloursothat the textwill be able to standout. Apartfrom if the magazine hasa special addition because if ithas one of them,the backgroundmightbe a differentcolourand the magazine havinga differenttheme. The font theyhave usedforthe frontpage isverysimple;they haven’tusedanydifferentfontsfordifferentstoriesthathave beenfeaturedinthe cell lines.The onlyfontthatisdifferentisthe quote that LilyAllenhassaid.Thiscouldbe showingreadersthat, that issomethingthatshe hassaid,and that it isdifferentfromthe tone the rest of the magazine isin.The fontisalwaysincapital lettersthiscouldhighlightingthatthe informationthatisinthe magazine isveryimportantandnew andexciting,thiswill be drawingthe readersin.‘KicksOff’isinthe biggestfontandthe ‘K and S’have both beentiltedthisisshowingthatLilyAllenhasabig effectonthe magazine.Showingthatthe orderhasbeenmessed withand changed,thisisreflectedinthe wordsdescribingher sayingthat she is‘KickingOff’. Theydon’thave any advertisementsonthe frontpage of the magazine andthis gives the magazine a very professionallook. Showingthattheydon’t needa free giftor competitiontodraw theirreadersin.That theycan draw themin by the textandimages theyhave used,the mainimage isvery powerful.Butfor readersthat like the giftsandcompetitions theywill have toread the magazine tothen therefore findoutabout the competitionsthat mightfeature inthe magazine.