Deconstruction of q’s magazine

1. DECONSTRUCTION
OF Q’s MAGAZINE

2. Barcode/Price/Data
/Issue
Tagline covered up – famous brand – we
know the tagline is “Worlds greatest music
magazine”
Pull quote – insight to
article
Direct mode of address –
establishes connection
between band and reader
on personal level
Cover line – MUSE –
written in big font
because important.
“boldly go where no
man has gone before” –
star trek reference –
spacey atmosphere to
magazine.
Spacey atmosphere
reinforced through starry
background
Sublines – small info into
content of magazine
Bands highlighted in
red to stand out
Cover image –
band members
stand out of
magazine because
faces stand out in
front of strip, logo
and tag line
Strip and arrow pointing to information – “punk
pig-out” – repetition of letters - playful
2nd cover line for main
feature referring to
Olympic stadium gig
“exclusive” – one time chance – special –
makes people want to buy the magazine

3. Contents photos –follow house style of Blue, White and
Red- Because the main feature is of British band which
played at the Olympic ceremonies which was taking
place in the UK – these colours are quite patriotic and
reflecting of the British flag
John Lydon –
Link between
front cover and
contents
Review section
Subscription to
intrigue the
online readers for
Images are
anchored by
small captions –
some linking
back to front
cover – and by
page numbers –
also included in
the contents
listing as
reference
Cover story is higher readership
unusually located
in the bottom left
of the contents
138+ pages – approx. 140
page
pages in magazine
“Regulars” title
helps readers
orientate
“Cover Story”
Written in white
on black to stand
out for readers
“Rocktober” –
evidently rock
magazine

4. Pull quote – quote from the actual article
on next page this is just the introductory
page to the main feature article
SIZE MATTERS – Written in big
because ‘size matters’ – links to
Muse who have BIG ideas as read
in pull quote – they want zeppelins
‘Matt
Bellamy’ as
appose to
Matthew –
gives
informal feel
Image
anchored by
“the men who
fell to earth”
– carries on
spacey/alien
atmosphere
(plus date and
names)
Red/ White
and hints of
blue in the
photo link to
the house style
also the fonts
are similar to
the fonts on
front cover
Important words
in intro
highlighted in red
– house style
Again – direct mode of address, also Bellamy is
looking down on the reader. As if he were a superior
life form for example a man or alien who “fell to
earth”.