Q's magazine uses visual techniques like large bold fonts, varied font sizes, and prominent images to appeal to mature music fans. The layout organizes content into columns while keeping images prominent. Themes of music and branding are conveyed through the color scheme and trademark visual style.

2. Q’s magazine issues try's to appeal to the target audience of
more mature music fans not teens and youths, by using certain
aspects that they would be interested in. Box Out
Masthead There are shapes eg.
The title for this magazine boxes placed behind
has visual impact as it uses a text to highlight the
bright colour red and then writing.
contrasts this with white text
allowing it to standout. This Central Image
important as the title its self
is short and placed in the The cover image on this
corner. magazine fits in with the
codes and conventions of
Headings & Text a music magazine this is
The magazine states the because of the Mise-en-
main features of this issue by scene including a music
using bold and large font. theme shown through
The text is also varied in font, the guitar and props
making their audience used by the model.
interesting and highlighting
certain areas. The colours Temptations
used in the text stands out The magazines uses
from the background image techniques including buzz
however there is a strong words like “WIN” this
colour scheme of red, white encourages the audience to
and black fitting in with Q’s buy the magazine.
theme.

3. Layout
The composition and positioning on
Q’s content page needs to be
interesting and exciting to look at Themes
but also needs to be well structured
allowing it be to easily read. Q uses a unique trade
Q’s layout achieves this, they have mark that allows it to
used columns and a grid like be recognised by its
structure to separate the text from audience this is
images, however the images established through its
dominate the page and makes it colour scheme of red
visual exciting. The images are also and white and having
well thought about as they make a brand identity.
the audience want to know the
story/ article behind the image.
Secondary Images
The images on this magazine fit Graphic Features
into the codes and conventions
The image on the
of a music magazine as they
contents page appears to
show bands and artist. They also
be a photo due to the
have the page number that
white boarder around it
features the image to clearly
this is also established in
state what page for the
its angle of layout .
audience to turn to, and indicate
the main articles for the issue.

4. Drop Capital
Graphics Highlights the start Two
of the text. Columns
The effect and design on
the page has a rustic and The article’s
edgy appearance which layout has the
gives the article a unique text in two
approach and feel. vertical columns
this is the same
style of a
Image newspaper and
The image has allows it to fit
been edited into on one page
a black and and at the
white effect, this same time the
creates an reader can
creative and focus easier on
artist look, along the text.
with making it fit Colour Scheme and
in with the colour
scheme on the background
page. The page consist of grey,
Layout white and black this
The double page consists of one side creates a retro real, the
images and the title and then the
Quote background has a wash
second page has the text on it. This This technique is used a lot in magazine articles it effect, making it
results in a visual impact on one side helps pick out an important part of the text and interesting and not just
drawing the reader in and then the emphasises it by making it bigger and positioning it one bold colour, it also fits
text opposite meaning the audience out of the blocked text. Then the audience will read in with the other graphics
will take interest in this article. this and become interest in the subject matter. on the page.

5. Vibe has a target audience of 16- 25year olds, the magazine uses Headlines
codes and conventions techniques to appeal to their audience. The anchorage text on
the cover allows the
Masthead audience to want to
The title spreads across the buy this issue as it
page this is making it have outlines and informs
strong importance and the subjects within. The
standing out to the audience, text has certain
however some of the title is methods to interest its
covered and overlapped with audience including the
the image. This might be magazine rhetorical
because the brand and name questions this addresses
of this magazine is already the audience and
well established and the draws them in it also
model is more important to lures then in by
this issue.
Straplines showing famous names
that are featured this
More information
will appeal to their
about the above text.
fans.
Pugs
This magazine shows important Fronts
information like the barcode There is a range of fronts in
and price, although they are the text meaning its
small and positioned in the interesting and it also
corner allowing your eye to focus allows certain parts of the
on the issue and then find the text to standout more than
price this entices the audience. others.

6. Layout
The composition is clearly
Masthead
allowing the model to be the The title is shown on
main focus as the background three lines this is a
is plain resulting in the front stylish graphic feature
ground to standout. The overall to the page and fits in
appearance is very simplistic with a modern aimed
and has little content. magazine, its also in a
bold black font
Eye contact making it standout
The model is using eye contact from the grey coloured
to address the audience and background.
draw them into the page. Menu
The text has headings to state
Colour Scheme the title and topic of each
The image is black and white, this section eg “Fashion” it then has
represents class and simplicity. This bold page numbers making
technique allow makes the red heart these clear to see. These
contrast and standout. The colour methods all make it clearer to
scheme gives it an edgy appearance read and understand the
and fits in with their target audience. contents page.
Background
In most issues of the magazine a “v” is used in the
background which stands for the “V” in “Vibe” this
allows it to have a brand and people recognise it as Q’s.

7. Image-
Layout Celebrity
The positioning on the pages of Endorsement
this magazine allows the two page Language This image used is
spread to flow by having the Lilly Allen is known for her young modern style this is of a well known
article link onto each page for portrayed in this article, the language used is straight to the artist Lilly Allen
example the image and masthead point with witty comments this appeals to her fans. this will appeal to
spread over both pages. the target
audience. The
image itself draws
the reader in as its
Graphics very dominating
The title has a on the page and
different, unique, fun the artist is using
and stylish theme as eye contact.
each letter is placed in
its own boarder, this Font
gives the impression of
a cut out from a The font itself is
newspaper, in a style very small and
of a collage. gets over
powered by the
statement of
Drop Capital image and tile,
however parts
The capital is in bold
of the text is in
font and fits in with Speak Marks red highlighting
the titles making the The title is positioned in speak marks and is a quote by the and linking in
text link with the eye interviewee Lilly Allen, this addresses the subject and gets to the with the
catching masthead. point. This method of speak marks are used a lot in magazines costume.
and become a creative input to the design of the text.