1. Front cover
Target Audience andgenre
Q has a
varietyof musicgenresincluding
popbut the main genre isclassic
rock. The target audience forthis
magazine wouldbe 25 +.
Main Image
The main image isa picture of Amy
Winehouse. AmyWinehouse isa
classicsoul/popartistindicatingthis
isthe genre of the magazine.This
image isinformallybalanced,the
lightingislightonthe rightside of
herface butdark on the lefthand
side.Thisisa classicportraitphoto.
Model credit
the model creditiswhite andred
and isabout howAmylive anddied.
The texttellsusabouther voice and
howshe died.“howwe losther“ is
inwhite showinginnocence.
Main CoverLine
“One year onAmy” thisisin white
makingitstand outfrom the darker
image of Amy.The white textalso
blendsinwiththe colourtheme of
the magazine whichisredand
white.The wordAmyisin capital
lettersanda boldfontdrawingour
attentiontothe story.
Colours/Typefaces/House style
The house style coloursare redand white and
the large Q at the top ison everyissue always
inthe topleftcorner.The model creditis
alwaysinboldwhite writingandthe restof
the writingisinred andwhite alternates.
Masthead- Q has 2 denotations.One which
couldstandfor Que for tickets/gigsora
musical Que.The Q itself islarge andwhite
makingitstand outon the red background. This
can alsobe calledaPun.
The GutenbergDesignPrinciple
You lookfirstat the mastheadthenandthe
terminal optical areathenthe strongfallow
area and the weakfallowarea.
The Masthead isthe large q andwe lookat this
area firstbefore lookingatthe terminal optical
area whichisthe story aboutAmywhinehouse.
Coverlines
“whywe fell backin love withvinyl”showingastorythat will
be inside the magazine againkeepingwiththe theme.this
particularcoverline appealstoanolderaudience whocould
affordto buyvinyl againshowingthe thatthe target
audience is25+
Banners/Flashes/badges
There are 4 badgeson the coverone large red
box displayingwhatisinsidethe magazine,a
white box inthe strongfallowareaadvertising
an albumguide inside the colourschemeis
againred and white ,at the top of the
magazine there’saredbox sayingexclusive
advertisinganinterviewandhelpssell the
magazine.
