The double page spread from Q magazine profiles singer Cheryl Cole. A large photo of Cole takes up the entire right page with bold red text and captions. The left page contains a brief article about Cole in a simple font. Together the pages use visuals and text to provide readers with key information about Cheryl Cole in a stylish layout that matches the magazine's theme.

1. Front Cover Analysis

2. Masthead- ‘Q’ it is simple but it is eye-catching and stands out because it unusual
Masthead Banner having a letter on a front cover. The connotation of ‘Q’ implies that it is different
because ‘Q’ is not often used.
Banner- this is the first thing you look at, as it has different colours to the masthead,
also it has a catchy heading ‘THE UK’S BIGGEST MUSIC MAGAZINE, the word ‘biggest’
is in italics, this may have been done to emphasize the word and to make it stand out
to the audience.
Cover lines- Short and to the point so the reader knows straight away what is in the
magazine, also gives the reader an insight to what is in the magazine. The colour of
the cover lines are Bold and they stand out.
Price/Date/Barcode There is also a background colour to highlight the main stories in
the magazine. The cover lines at the top seem important towards
the top in grey, as it is more eye catching. They also use different
colours in the same cover line to catch the readers attention and
to make it more interesting. In the main Cover line ‘3 words’ it was
Cover lines a name of Cheryl's songs, would encourage fans to buy magazine,
the font is large and bold catches readers attention.
Centre Image- The main image is of Cheryl Cole she is dressed in
black, her skin tone is quite pale, bright red lipstick, she is wearing
black eyeliner which draws attention to her eyes, her red lips and
tongue ties together the colour scheme, she had a metal stud ring
Centre Image-
which brings in rock theme. It also appears that it is raining her hair
Direct mode of is wet makes it look like she is daring, this image subverts her pop
address star stereotype. There is a close up shot used from a face on angle.
Layering- Different font is used in the background, text, masthead,
Button banner and barcode. These different fonts goes with the 3
different colours.
Target audience- ‘Q’ magazine is normally for people in middle
adulthood aged 25, however Cheryl Cole is in the picture she
would make a younger.
Layering/Background Colours- There are 3 colours used in this magazine black red and
grey. The colours are bold and eye-catching and strong to the
reader. The colours used show Cheryl's power or dark side
Button- Highlights key story in magazine, ‘must reads’.
Price/Date/Barcode- With every magazine, one of the main
features of a front over is the barcode and the price of the
3 Words- magazine. This is always found at the bottom left hand corner.
Main cover However in this magazine it is just below the masthead, this may
line be because there is a cover line at the bottom.

3. Masthead- The pink writing against the white background makes the masthead
stand out. The stars are laying in front of the mast head, makes the audience guess
Masthead what is in the magazine, and pick it up.
Banner
Colour Banner- It is just above the masthead so it would catch the readers eye. They are
using a promotion to entice the readers.
Tilted banner- The word ‘Special’ is in bold so it stands out, the reader must buy the
magazine sounds like it is better than the other magazines. It also has information
on famous celebrities , Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens , this would appeal to female
readers if they buy the magazine they may get to know the stars better. The pink
contrasts against the yellow makes ‘jump out of the page’. ‘The truth’ sounds like if
they buy the magazine they will find out information that nobody knows.
Cover line- ‘You’ll look fabulous’ everyone wants to look good this
Slogan
would make the readers more engaged into how they can look
good. ‘OMG’ this is slang for oh my god, slang may have been used
to engage a younger audience perhaps teenagers. Also this may
Centre image- Direct have been used to attract readers they may want to find out
mode of address exclusive information. ‘5 sexy Hollyoaks hunks’ the language used
would appeal teenage girls as they watch soaps and would be
attracted to men, there is also a picture of a topless man would grab
readers attention. ‘Star style essentials’ sounds like the reader must
Cover line have them in order to look good. ‘Mcfly exclusives’ exclusive
information on Mcfly, you need to buy the magazine in order to find
out. ‘Naked’ in bigger writing to appeal female readers girls may be
attracted to star. ‘plus all these stars’ makes the
Audience think they are getting more for their money as the
magazine has extra.
Tilted
Speech bubbles- The speech bubbles are coming from the
banner
celebrities to give the reader a feeling that they are talking directly
to them. ‘You’ll look fabulous’ there is a picture of Ashley Tisdale
she has a song called fabulous . Stories about style engage the
reader into looking at that story.
Pealed Colour- The semiotics theory when girls see pick they think about
Button shopping so they would pick it up more appealing to girls. Also with
men they see pink and automatically think that the magazines for
girls. The contrast of pink and blue in the magazine. This is
important for the key stories so they stand out and catch the
Barcode audiences eye.
Images- All the images on the magazine look at the reader makes
the audience think they are talking to them.
Price/Date/Barcode- With every magazine, one of the main
features of a front over is the barcode and the price of the
Speech magazine. This is always found at the bottom left hand corner.
Bubbles Celebrities However in this magazine it is just below the masthead, this may be
because there is a cover line at the bottom.

4. Compare both magazines
Similarities:
• Both the magazines have female celebrities on their front covers.
• Both the fonts used are simple and youthful.
• Both have buttons indicating key articles in magazine.
• Both magazines have eye-catching, youthful logos, which could be remembered and recognised by
audience.
• Clothes worn by the front cover celebrities in both the magazines are fashionable.
Differences:
• The ‘Top of the pops’ magazine is aimed at young teenage girls, however ‘Q’ magazine is aimed at both
men and women.
• ‘Top of the pops’ has a more youthful looking logo, however ‘Q’ magazines logo looks like it is for a
newspaper aimed at business men.
• ‘Q’ magazines layout looks more organised, however ‘Top of the pops’ magazine looks like it has just been
put on the page look ‘mess’.
• The language used in ‘Top of the pops’ is informal, however in ‘Q’ magazine the language is formal as it is
aimed at an older target audience.

5. Contents Page Analysis

6. Masthead
OASIS The colour of the masthead has kept its traditional scheme of red and
special white with the contents page. It has a simple and clear title with the issue
date besides it. Also the logo and name of the music magazine has been
put in the corner so the reader knows what magazine they are reading.
The word ‘contents’ make it clear what page the reader is on. Also in the
Page
‘Oasis special’ they have used the colours of red, black, white and a sort of
numbers
beige colour. They have gone with the same colour scheme as logo but
then clashed it with the beige, which seems to calm it down. The ‘OASIS
special’ is mainly based on one band, there a thin lined box around this,
Colour this may because it is a separate section or maybe to highlight it and make
scheme it stand out.
They have an image for their main story. This may be so that fans
recognise the picture and may be keen to read about it, also would be eye-
Main catching as the rest of the contents page is in words. This may have been
the cover story of this magazine. Where it says the page number below it
Image
there is a quote, this the reader an insight into what the article is about.
In the every month box it shows you what key things come up in the
magazine and how many in total. This gives the readers the ‘wow’ factor
Font size because the number shows are big.
At the bottom of the page their a review box, in the review box their an
Bold Font image the size of a thumbnail. This shows the readers who the article is
going to be about. The review box is for reviews that the magazine does
on books and music etc. having this would influence people into reading or
Quote listening to music that is recommended by the magazine.
There are also bold subheadings in capital letters this would be eye
catching for the readers. Enticing phrases acting as puffs. Easy to read
Review
layout, most of page taken up by pictures of bands.
box
The page is very clear and informative.
Subscription

7. Masthead
In order to catch the readers attention, this is young women
mainly teenagers . There is a list of articles, the magazine included
a banner which implies that this is the contents page ‘inside the
mag…’ this is a useful as the colour of the banner the background
is a bright pink with white text this would make the writing stand
out to the audience. The ‘…’ after the ‘inside the mag’ is helpful
because it directs the audience to the ret of the information on
Sub-headings the page.
The colour scheme in the contents page is consistent with colours
that are used on the front cover, this shows that the colours
should be consistent in the front cover, contents page and double
page spread in order for the audience to be engaged in the
Page magazine. The colours are bright, pink and yellow are used which
Numbers connotes happiness and is also very feminine.
The sub-headings used in this contents page are in bold. This is to
draw the attention of the reader . The font used is comic sans this
Mode of shows that the audience if or females.
address/Language
The page numbers are really big compared to the text beside it.
This is to ensure that the readers can see on what pages are the
articles they want to read, it is also pink so stands out from the
white background. The page numbers and the main articles are
highlighted in yellow, this implies that the articles are a ‘must’
Images read for the readers.
The use of rule of thirds on the contents page , they have split
Colour into three columns so that the page looks more organised and
neat. This conforms the conventions of a contents page.
There are many images used on the contents page. There are
mainly pictures of jewellery and clothes, this is to appeal to the
female audience. The use of images has been smartly
incorporated as this magazine is aimed at young girls and they
would prefer visual preferences.
The mode of address is informal and colloquial. For example they
have used language such as ‘we love boys’ ‘mag’ which shows
that the target audience is for a younger age group as the
Rule of language is simplistic.
Rule Of Thirds thirds There is no ‘Top Of the Pops’ logo or ‘Contents page’ which
breaks conventions of normal contents page, the way the
magazine has written contents page is ‘inside the mag…’ and is
easier for the young audience to understand.

8. Compare both Contents
Pages
Similarities:
• Both contents pages have numbered pages, with information to see what the article is
about.
• Both have sub-headings indicating what the topic of the article is.
• Both have images on what the main article is about, which grabs the readers attention.
• Both contents page maintains there colour scheme throughout.
Differences:
• The layout for ‘Top of the pops’ is rule of thirds, however in ‘Q’ they have a ‘big’ image
which shows that is there main article.
• In ‘Top of the pops’ the magazine has a cover page with arrows showing what page
numbers the cover lines are on, however ‘Q’ has a subheading called features and it has all
the page numbers under it.
• There is no ‘Top Of the Pops’ logo or ‘Contents page’ which breaks conventions of normal
contents page however, ‘Q’ has a masthead that says ‘Contents’.
• ‘Q’ has a review and subscriptions box however, ‘Top of the pops’ does not.

9. Double page spread
Analysis

10. Drop capital Layout- The image takes up the whole of the right page .
Capital C This image could be used as a poster, after the reader has
Column finished using the magazine. The article is in small font,
Masthead this is so all the information fits on the page. The font fits
around the image at the bottom of the page which relates
to the overall look of the magazine, which is rock.
There is big capital ‘C’ in red, which follows the colour
scheme, which is placed across the page, this stands for
Cheryl. It is a striking feature. For the bulk of the interview
a simple sans-serif font is used. Contrasting this style is the
huge red letter “C” seemingly overhanging the text and the
quote which is in red block capitals. The heading is simply
‘Cheryl COLE’ which implies that it wants to get the reader
attention.
Text/font- Drop capital has been used on the ‘C’
above the image on the left hand side of the page, this
goes down 5 lines. There is a pull quote at the bottom
Main image left hand corner, this in bold, red writing which is eye-
catching and matches the colour scheme. The pull
quote may relate to many readers, some of the
readers may feel the same way. The font is small and
simple which shows that the article e does not need to
be fancy, it is the content that counts.
Editorial- The language used is some what formal, it is
not humorous or chatty. It sets the tone of the article
as being serious and not just about gossip.
Image- The image takes up the whole of the left side of
the double page spread, this shows the feisty image of
Cheryl Cole, the fact that there is no text on the page
shows that article is mainly about Cheryl Cole . Once
gain the image reinforces the rock theme , this is
effective as readers would be more engaged in the
article. She has red lipstick and dark eyes and looks
seductive which would arouse male audiences.
Overall, the double page spread from ‘Q’ looks very
Caption classy and is very effective.
Quote
Page number

11. Two page featuring the stars of camp rock- readers
of top of the pops most likely to be fans.
Film logo- In the top left hand corner of the first
page, which is the primary optical area according to
Alliteration the Gutenberg diagram. This logo makes fans
Film Logo Quote Stamps recognise what the article is about.
Big bold The Plot- a brief outlines of the plot is used as an
font enticement for the audience, which encourages
them to watch the film. The font is also outlined in
black so it makes the writing stand out.
Columns- The two columns are positioned at a
slight angle to target young audience. There also a
subheading in red font, to highlight the question.
This engages people to read.
Quote- a quote has been pulled out from the text
and been put in the middle of the columns- this is
used to capture the readers attention , and to make
them read the article. It has been positioned in a
very ‘fun’ way in the middle of the two articles with
a circle boarder, makes it ‘jump’.
Characters- The characters from the film camp rock,
Main who the target audience of the magazines are likely
image to be fans of. This is spread across both pages. The
colour is in pink and yellow which stands out, as the
background colour is blue.
Colour scheme- There are bright colours
throughout, to attract young readers. Pink is a
feminine colour which appeals to female audience.
The yellow connotes happiness and fun, which also
attracts the audience.
Main image- The main image are of the Jonas
brothers, these are the main characters of the film.
Characters They take up a small part of the other page. They
are the similar age of the target audience of the
magazine., therefore they can identify with them.
The Jonas brothers also attract female attention,
teenagers.
‘CAMP ROCK’- These words are in big bold font,
stands out and is fun to read. Also the word rock
matches its font. Has a yellow background suggests
Colour camp rock is fun.
Brief outline scheme Alliteration- ‘Come to camp’ its catchy and a
Columns
of plot memorable headline.

12. Compare both Double page
spreads
Similarities:
• Both of the double page spreads have images matching the article content.
• Bothe of the images have a heading to introduce what the article is about.
• Both the articles have quotes pulled out of the text to catch the readers attention.
Differences:
• In the Top of the pops magazine the main image does not take up the whole page, however in Q magazine
the image of Cheryl Cole takes up the whole page.
• In ‘Q’ magazine the colour scheme is very simplistic, with red and black even though both the themes are
the same ‘rock’, however in Top of the pops magazine the colours used are vibrant and vary.
• The language used in Top of the pops magazine is very chatty which suites the younger audience, however
the language used in ‘Q’ is formal and suites an older audience.
• The layout of ‘Q’ magazine is very organised in its place, however in Top of he pops the layout is scattered
on to both pages.