2. The Masthead which is the
magazine title is clearly seen
within the cover, as it is very
eye catching due to the use of
the large red square and white
which contrast the majority of
the rest of the cover. This
causes attention to be brought
to the magazine.
Cover lines are stories that are
on the cover of the as well as
bits of information that let the
audience know what is within
the magazine. These are
normally the items that are in
smaller text as the writers want
to make the audience aware of
them but still shows they aren’t
the main articles within the
issue of the magazine.
The tagline for this magazine
is ‘the UK’s biggest music
magazine’. A tagline is a
slogan for the magazine that
is unique to the individual
magazine. Compared to to
some magazines this tagline
is very big compared to
others so it stands out more
on the top of the magazine
cover. Taglines don’t really
have an effect, but they do
just like in Q’s tagline help to
make the magazines more
recognisable.
Main headlines within a
magazine cover are the
largest article on the over
and within the magazine.
These are the articles that
the magazine uses to draw
most attention to the
magazine, so they highlight
them as much as they can
due to them been the most
popular features within the
media at time.
The colour scheme for this
magazine cover is very dark and
gloomy, but very contrasting as
there are the small sections of
bright and vibrant red. The use of
the the dark colours helps to help
with the sexy and sultry vibe that
is been shown through the picture
of Cheryl. The small sections of
red are used in effective ways as
the small bursts of colour now
have larger impacts as they really
stand out as they contrast the dark
and gloomy colours making them
really helpful due to standing out
so much which means that the the
audience will be attracted to.
Reluting in highlights of the key
areas the magazine wants to be
noticed such as the key words
within articles and key bits of
information.
3. • The use of a well known celebrity on the front of a
magazine cover can be for a number of different
reasons. These can include that they are very
popular at the time, one of the main articles within
the magazine is about them, they will help to draw
the audiences attention ot the magazine and many
more.
• Within this issue of Q magazine we see to the right
that on the cover there is only one image on the
cover which is of Cheryl Fernandez-Versini. It is
clear that within this issue she was used for this
magazine issue due to their been a large main
headline on the cover about her, which shows he
audience that there is within this magazine most
likely a large article on her. It ca also be seen that
within British popular music Cheryl us very well
known which means when seen on the cover of
magazines she will attract attention to the
magazine.
• The image of Cheryl on this cover is very large
and stands out as it is close up of her face and
she is very clearly doing a dramatic pose for the
cover shoot. She will be most likely be the first
thing that most of the audience see when they see
the magazine cover, so the magazine when taking
and choosing the pictures need to make sure they
pick one that will be different and will attract the
audiences they are wanting.
4. On this magazine the date
and issue number are in a
small text under the title so
that they are hidden away
but are easily accessible.
This issue date informs the
audience of what date the
issue was published and
the edition number tells the
audience what number this
edition of the magazine is.
The make up used within this
magazine cover is very dramatic.
This is because instead of just
focusing on one area and
emphasising it they have made
two areas of her face more
dramatic which makes her whole
face look more emphasised and
dramatic. Thy have left her skin
within this image very pale and
fresh with either very little or no
blush to emphasise the small
amount of contouring that is
giving her face some more shape.
They have then gone in
dramatically on her eyes with a
very heavy black and dark gray
Smokey eye. Which looks to be
more emphasised by having been
taken down quite low below her
eyes due to smudging due to
getting wet. The other key
element that has been
emphasised is the deep red
lipstick she has on that helps to
create the sultry atmosphere
within the picture.
Even though the use
of the medium close
up is a very common
magazine cover shot,
this cover is very
unique in they way
that the magazine has
put together the colour
scheme for the whole
image as well as how
they have thought
about and planned
how they would make
an effective music
magazine cover
instead of just a
fashion magazine
cover.
The clothes used within
the image are used to
help create the sexual
image as they look like
wet leather which helps to
create a powerful and
strong as well as sultry
look. The lack of clothing
within the centre of the
picture helps to
emphasise this look more.
