1. Main Image
The main image is of a veryfamousmusicicon‘Noel Gallagher’,the leadsingerfromOasis.Thisinstantly
attracts readersto the magazine asit makesthemwantto findoutabout whatNoel isup to andperhapsif
there isnewmusicarrivingfromOasis. Alsohisbackis turnedawayfromthe frontof the magazine buthe is
lookingstraightatthe reader.Thiscouldshow the readertheyare turningagainstsomethingorsomeone and
are planningtomove forwardfromtheiroldways. He is wearingablack jacketof some sort whichcould
representhe couldhave beenthroughatraumaticor dark time inhislife andhe wantsto move on fromthat
time.
Colours
There are only
three maincolours
usedwithinthe
whole frontpage,
these beingred,
white andblack.
Thiskeepsthe
frontcover simple
and neat,also
makingitmore
aesthetically
appealingtothe
readerssoit
makesthemwant
to readit. The
mainimportant
headlinesof the
magazine and
boldlyhighlighted
inblack or red,
thisshowsthe
readerthe main
parts included
withinthe
magazine.The
mainimage
thoughisin black
and white which
makesitstand out
againstthe bold
coloursinthe
background. Also
thiscouldshow
the traumatic
experienceshe
has beengoing
throughwhichis
evidencedbythe
text‘ There wasa
lotof trauma’.
Layout
The layoutis fairly
informal and
dynamicbecause
there isa lot of
textplacedall
overthe front
coverwith
differentcolours
highlighting
differenttext.
Thisrepresents
the jam packed
magazine full of
importantmusic
informationthat
Q readerswantto
knowabout.It
showsthe
audience that
there isa lot that
Q has to offerin
termsof musical
knowledge.Also
it could
representOasis’s
and especially
Noelshecticand
jam packedlife.
Couldalso
representOasis
style of music
beingveryloud
and crazy.
Font
The fontsusedwithinthe magazine are Serif andSansSerif.Sansserif fontisseenthroughoutthe magazine
highlightingthe sell linesinabigand boldfontfeaturingdifferentcoloursof the texttomake themstandout
more and popout to the readers. The serif fontisonlyseenonthe quote of Noel Gallaghersaying‘There was
a lot of trauma’.This highlightsthe texttostandoutagainstthe othertextmakingreadersattractedto it
more than the rest of the sell lines,itmakesthe readerswantto findoutaboutwhat wasso traumaticduring
Noelslife,makingthembuythe magazine.
The ‘+37 pagesof
reviews’makes
readersmore
interestedinthe
magazine asit
acts as a
secondary
headline to
attract the
audience asthey
alwayswantto
readreviews
aboutupcoming
bands.
