2. Date and price- The
font is small and by
using a small font the
price is not as
appealing to the
audience. The price is
2.30£ which can tell
the audience which
social group the
magazine is made for.
Main image- The main
picture on this cover is
taken in a medium shot.
The tip of the model is
pink and her lips is pink as
well. Again the pink
appeals to the female
gender. The blue shorts,
the blue eye shadow and
the blue bird gives us a bit
of masculinity. It can give
the audience that the
model is a strong woman.
An the way the model is
posing is a bit masculine
than how a “normal”
female would be posing.
Masthead- The masthead is big and bold. The
colours scheme is pink, black and white. Pink
font is used to aim for the female gender.
Sub Headline- This cover is a special cover.
The word special is written in a bold font.
The word catches the eye and it can make
the audience feel special if they buy this
special NME magazine.
Main cover line- In the subheading we
get the name of the main model and a
quote from her interview. Rihanna is
popular among teenage girls, and the
pink font appeals to teenage girls. The
quote from her interview is in a white
font, which I think the editor used in
contrast to her black top.
Layout- This front cover is simple in
a way, but at the same time the
pop of colour makes the cover
more interesting. The colour
scheme is targeted towards
females, but with the blue as well,
the cover is a bit masculine as well.
3. Masthead- The masthead of
this front cover is in a bold,
red, serif font. The red
colour is standing out from
the background. By using
this colour the masthead
catches the audiences
attention right away.
Main Image- The main
image is a medium close up
of Adele. Her hair is big,
which appeals to the female
gender. But her make up is
simple, which appeals to
how she is seen by the
society. The colour scheme
in the image is very neutral,
which is in contrast to the
masthead. The editors did
this to emphasize the
masthead, but at the same
time to put the model in
contrast to the masthead.
Sub headline- The sub headline gives the audience an
offer where it says that this issue is special. This entices
the audience to by this magazine because it is special.
Date and price- The date and price
gives the audience information on
how old this magazine is and also
which class the magazine is meant
for.
Layout: The layout of this front
cover is simple and clean. This
simple layout can reflect to Adele
on the front cover. The sub
headlines are in a way framing the
right side of her face. By using this
method, the sub headlines is easy
to read and at the same time is a
bit different.
Main cover line- The main cover line
is written in a big white font. The
colour scheme of the whole front
cover is white, red and the neutral
colours that the model is wearing.
The text tells the audience that Adele
is a heartbreak superstar. This can
give the audience an opinion about
the superstar.
4. Masthead: The mast head
has one big letter, which is the
name of the magazine. It is
red and white which can
appeal to the female gender,
but at the same time red is
more equal than pink. The red
colour also matches her red
hair. The quote under the
masthead can appeal to
everyone who wants to
discover great music.
Main image: The main
image is Medium Close Up of
Florence. Her face is framing
the front cover. Her makeup
is a bit different, her hands is
placed in a different way, and
her look is a bit different.
This shows the audience that
Florence is a bit different,
and people can relate to her.
Her skin is clean and perfect,
which can show the audience
how the magazine are as
well.
Price and date: Usually the
font of the price and date is
very small. It is small here as
well. The company do not want
the price to stand out as it is
not as appealing to the
audience.
Main cover line: The colour scheme
of the magazine is blue, white and
red. The main cover line is in the
colour white which stands out from
her red hair. This will draw the
audiences attention to the main
cover line. The quote from the article
appeals to people who are feeling
alone. Those people would want to
relate to Florence, since she is a
celebrity.
Layout: The layout is placed in the
edges of the image, just like her hair.
The layout is quite simple, because
of how her hair is framing the
layout. The colour scheme which is
used is in this cover is white, blue
and red.
Plug: This plug stands out from
from the background. It draws the
attention to the audience, to
really show that the magazine has
a new column. This helps the
magazine to sell even more.
5. The HEADING is written
in black and with. The Q
logo is in the colour white
and “Contents” is written
in black. This is neutral
colour but it is placed on
top of a red banner. Red
is used to draw the
audiences immediate a
focus on the magazine
logo and “Contents” so
the reader now what
he/she is reading.
The FONT that is used is
not to big but not to
small. This is probably to
let the reader see what
the text says, but at the
same time the reader has
to concentrate a bit to
see what this copy of the
magazine contains.
The MAIN IMAGE shows the
audience who is in the main
article of the magazine. It is a
long shot of an artist. He is
looking towards the rest of
the magazine. The
photographer placed the
model this way to make the
audience curious of what he
is looking at, and they start
looking through the
magazine.
The LAYOUT of this contents
page is shaped like a c, it is
creating a frame for the
MAIN IMAGE. The colour
scheme is red, white and
black. By using few colours
the layout becomes simple.
6. The HEADING is in black, white
and red, which is the main
colour scheme of the magazine.
It is written in a bold and large
font. This gives the audience a
clear understanding of what
they are reading.
The LAYOUT of this contents
page is simple and the text is
framing the main image. This
gives the main image a nice
frame. The layout is simple and
it is simple for the audience to
read. The different use of
colours in the different
textboxes makes this contents
page a little bit more
interesting. But at the same
time it does not confuse the
audience since the same colour
scheme is used. It seems that Q
magazine uses the framing as a
template.
The magazine has indicated a
little box where it tells the
readers about what is in the
magazine every month. This
can help the magazine to gain
new readers, because they can
feel like the magazine is well
established.
The DATE gives the audience
information again which date this
magazine is from. And the
WEBSITE ADRESS suggest that the
audience should go to that
website to get more information
about the magazine and more
interesting articles
The MAIN IMAGE is medium close
up of the well known artist Adele.
Her face is turned right, which
leads the reader into the magazine.
It works just like an arrow pointing
in a directions which leads the
reader into the magazine. Adele is
also seems very pure and her make
up is simple. This can make the
audience relate to her in a different
way than if she had a lot of make
up on and showed more skin.
7. The HEADING is written in a
bold serif font. By placing the
heading at the top the
attention of the audience
immediately drawn to the
heading.
The LAYOUT of the content
page is not as clean as Q’s
content page. But by placing
the picture of the main
interview in the middle, the
attention from the readers is
immediately to that interview.
And often this interview can be
quite interesting and people is
often interested in especially
that artist.
In addition to the big interviews
and articles the magazine has
also a little section with
everything that is usually in the
magazine. This is put there to
keep everyone who has read
the magazine a long time to still
know that the magazine still
contains the same things as it
did before
The MAIN IMAGE is not
very big, but by putting it in
the middle the first ting the
audience notice. The model
is looking directly in the
camera, which does that the
audience can relate to the
model/artist.
In this advert, the magazine
is promoting the magazine
it self. It tells the readers
about giving subscription as
a Christmas gift. This makes
the magazine look good, but
it will also help the
magazine financially.
8. The MAIN IMAGE is a close up of Lana Del Rey.
She supports the male gaze because women who
see this picture wants to bee like her. Her pose is
very feminine and her nails and make up is done
very feminine. The lighting is quite mysterious,
which reflects to how Lana’s music is.
The LAYOUT of this double page spread
is simple. The colour scheme is black
and white. And the colours on the
picture is subtle and they are not
standing out. The article is in two
different column, which gives the
double page a clean look.
The MAST HEAD is
small, and then it does
not draw as much
attention as the drop
cap in the beginning of
the article. I think it is
used such a small font
to let the readers read
about the artist and let
them make an opinion
about the artist them
selves. Rather than let
the mast head spoil
everything.
The DROP CAP draws
the attention of the
reader where the
article starts, or where
a paragraph is
starting. Q magazine
uses a large drop cap
in the beginning of the
article and a smaller in
the beginning of a
paragraph.
This arrow leads the
readers to the
continuing of the
article. The small logo
also reminds the
reader that they are
reading Q magazine.
9. The MAIN IMAGE is a medium shot of
the famous country singer Dolly Parton.
The colours she is wearing is very bright
and feminine. She is wearing a long
sleeve shirt, but it has a deep cleavage,
so this picture is appealing to the Male
Gaze. Because women want to be as
feminine as Dolly Parton.
This DROP CAP marks where the
article starts. Q magazine have
chosen to use a white font with a red
border surrounding it. This is
probably chosen because red, white
and black is the colour scheme of this
double spread page.
The MAIN HEAD is written in a big
and red font. It is not bold. They
have used this to make the main
head to make it stand out from
the rest of the article and let it be
the first thing the readers notices.
The LAYOUT in this
double page spread
from Q magazine is
quite different from the
other once I have seen.
The mast head is in a
big font and it is red.
This draws the readers
attentions to this mast
head. The article is
divided into three
columns. Which breaks
the text up a bit and
makes it easier to read.
By putting the picture
on one side and the
article on the other lets
the readers of the
magazine focus on the
article without
distraction.
10. This MAIN IMAGE is a medium shot.
Everyone is looking directly into the camera
which makes the reader connect with the
models at once. The colours that are used in
this main image is very neutral and brownish.
This creates a vintage look over it all. The
colours can also reflect on how this band is. It
can show the audience that this band is not a
band which are playing pop music, but that
the band Is playing more old style music.
The MAIN HEAD is in a big, bold and dark blue
colour. It is used the same colour as two of the
members in the photo. This is probably to link
the text and the image together. There is a lighter
blue line which is put trough the first letter. It is
almost like an arrow which is pointed at the
band. This creates a link between the headline
and the image.
The LAYOUT of this
double page spread
is different than
the once I have ben
looking at before.
The image is not on
one side, but is also
one third of the
next page. And the
last two thirds is
two columns. The
layout is very
simple and clean. It
is put in some
items all around
the pages, most of
them are drawn to
the image to make
the readers look at
the image.
