Looking at the "Q" magazine articles

1. Q Lily Allen June 2014
Analysis

2. First Opinion
Looking at the double page spread I was
very interested in reading into it. The
layout and large image are contrasted
well and the theme the whole article
made me want to read it even more. The
main article was over 4 pages and there
is, on this page, 2 visible columns. There
are two visible pull quotes although one
is an image with a small caption. The text
used for the large pull quote behind Lily’s
head is a completely different font than
the body text but is used over each page
at least once. There is one drop capital
which goes well on this certain page.
This drop capital to the body text is huge
as I think that the body text is only a 9
maybe 8 point text. The mid shot image
is eye catching and works well with the
other images on the other pages.

3. Furthermore..
The image on the right hand side of the page works good with
the front cover as the model is wearing the same outfit on the
front page as she is in the pictures for the article. This also
relates again to the contents page as we see her again in the
same leathers. This I think will have all been done in one
photo shoot (studio) with one live shot as she is wearing the
same outfit in every picture along with the same hair design. I
think the house style is clear throughout also as you can still
see the “Q” logo in the top left hand corner. Although there is
not a lot of depth or character to the images there is a lot of
work gone into small details like the artificial nails and make
up which looks natural.
There is a limited amount of white space in the article also it
is set out cleverly to avoid white space. The article is about
the return of Lily Allen after a break to have children and how
she came back to the limelight. The language was used well
to represent a lot of different things that Lily had got up to
whilst she was relaxing with her little ones.

4. All in All
I really like this double page spread, it is set out
well and has a certain character to the page.
The article is interesting and contrasts well with
all the other pages. The double page spread
(dps) is reflecting the house style and it is
simple but it works brilliantly. The cutaways are
the certain parts that I though worked good and
complimented the article along with the style of
image. I do want to break a few of these
conventions in my magazine. Firstly I do not
want my model to be looking into the camera in
most of my images, this definitely breaks
convention. But I want to keep the repetitive
sequence of the house style and the small
Front cover logos throughout my article.