Q magazine research

1. The masthead is red and
white one of the main colour
schemes of this magazine.
This bold masthead instantly
brings attention to it. It is a
background image because
Damon Albarn’s head is
covering a small bit of it.
The quote shows that
the artist has some
input into the front
page, making it more
exclusive.
Writing around the side gives a small
idea of what will be in the magazine,
the information is all around the
edges even the barcode. This makes
room for the main picture of the
artist.
The colour scheme
includes the colours of
black, white, grey, yellow
and pink. The more bold
colours of pink and yellow
highlight the more
important pieces of the
front cover like the
subheadings.
The artist is in the main
focus of this front cover
with him being
outstanding compared
to the rest of the
background writing. The
posture of the artist is
normal for how the
artists usually are on
the cover of Q magazine
in the sense that they
don’t care.
The main piece of text on the
front cover a quote fro the artist
is the largest piece of text to
bring attention to it and make it
the most noticeable.

2. Follows the Q magazine
colour scheme of white,
black and red.
Pictures which show glimpses
of upcoming articles in this
edition of the magazine.
Contents uses the Q colour
scheme by using the colours
red and black to show the
difference between the page
numbers and titles, they also
contain a small explanation
of what they contain so this
engages the reader more to
work out what they want to
read.
This edition has a special
section which is shown
by a different font and
colour scheme to
highlight that its different
to the rest of the
contents and rest of the
magazine.
Sub-headings on the page
break up the high amount of
information on the page
into smaller readable
chunks.
This photo of the
Courteeners is the largest
image which shows that
they must be the main
article of this edition of Q
magazine.

3. This image is large as
it takes up half the
DPS which amounts
to the size of A4, this
shows that the
picture of Lady Gaga
has importance and
that this article must
be about her. The
photo is black and
white which adds
effect to the article
matching the classic
design with the title
on the right hand
side of the DPS.
The colour palette matches the rest of Q’s magazine for this
page.
‘Classic’ looking style of title which matches the
photo style of it being in a classic style.
The ‘L’ signifies
that it is for Lady
Gaga who is
obviously the
main focus of
this article with
the large
photograph, title
and large ‘L’.
The large letters
signify the start
of paragraphs or
that they are the
start of most
important
paragraphs.
The image of Lady
Gaga very much
follows her own style
of being provocative
by her being in
minimal dress but it
also follows Q’s design
style as most of the
time it has the artist
pose for a photograph
in close-up shot of the
shoulders upwards.

4. Information on Q magazine
Started: 1986
Circulation: 52,781
Genre of music: Pop/Rock music
Target audience: Mainly a mainstream audience but it is read most
commonly by young men aged 18-30.