1. LydiaJudge
A Comparison
Comparedtothe Kerrang magazine,Qmagazine isveryword-heavy,withfewerimagesthanthe
othermagazine.However,Qmagazine isalsoaimedatanolderaudience;we cansee thisfromthe
kindsof advertisementscontainedwithinthe magazine.The genre of the magazinesisalso very
different,withQbeinganindie-rockmagazine,andKerrangbeingarockorientatedmagazine,thisis
evidentfromthe contentsdue tothe kindsof bandsthat are displayedonthe pages.
The designsof the magazinesare alsocompletelydifferent.Qmagazine isveryminimalistic,
withonlyredand white colouringsacrossthe pages,whereasthe Kerrangcontentspage uses
bolder,more vividcolourslike blackandyellowtocatch the eye.Ithinkthat these colourpalettes
alsorepresentthe genresof the magazine,asthe musicpresentedinKerrangcouldbe connoted
withthe word‘bold.’
In conclusion,thesemagazinesare totallydifferent;the waytheyare designed,the contents
of the magazines,andeventhe colourschemes.Ipersonallypreferthe look of the Qcontentspage,
as it lookssimpler,andcleaner,withamore modernfeel,whereasKerrangisvery‘inyourface,’with
the focal pointof the contentspage beingonphotographs,asopposedtodisplayingthe actual
contentsof the magazine.
