1. Q Front cover analysis
This magazine is a popular music
magazine called ‘Q’. From the front cover
you can tell that there will be articles
about all different celebrities, all of which
are linked with music. There are puffs
that tell us there will articles about Gigs,
interviews and different genres of music
as well.
The target audience for this magazine
would obviously be people interested in
music; I don’t think that it would have to
be people interested in any specific genre
as lots of music magazines include a
range of genres. Although I do think that
the age of this magazines target audience
would range from young adults about 16
years old to people in their 20’s.
This magazine is using a direct mode of address with the central image; this tells me
that the magazine wants to have a close relationship with the reader, the artist on
the front is looking straight at the audience, this makes it feel more personal than if
the artist was looking away from the camera.
Florence Welch is a very popular artist from ‘’Florence and the machine’’ she is used
on the front cover because she is very well known and has lots of fans around the
ages of the target audience for this magazine. With her on the front cover they will
want to buy and read it because they are fans of her and her genre of music.
The anchorage text for this
magazine says ‘’I feel so alone,
Florence, women on the edge’’
this implies that the artist is
having a crisis and is upset about
something. By using this
anchorage text fans are going too
intrigued and will want to find
out why Florence feels like this?
Fans also might feel an even more
personal connection with
Florence because she is willing to
share this information with them.
There are no groups being
represented in the imagery on the
magazine but the puffs do mention
the ‘’heroin hookers and hair mental
Motley Crue’’ this is a group that
would appeal to a specific group of
fans that are in to the ‘’rock and
roll’’ music artists and their lifestyle.

2. When you read the anchorage text and see
the image you get the feeling that Florence
is showing that she can be vulnerable too
just like the readership, she isn't talking
about how happy she is, she is sharing a
personal problem with her fans, she is
showing us that she can also be weak and
we are all exactly the same. The image is an
extreme close up, meaning that we can see
her face very clearly, she looks very pure
and quite vulnerable, we can tell that her
life isn't about the fame and glamour, she
also has times were she is weak and
vulnerable like everyone else.
The title block for this magazine is very
simple as it’s just the letter ‘Q’ I think this
helps it to stand out and people will
remember the title as it is so simple. The
background of the title block is red, which
again really makes it stand out; red is a very
eye catching colour that you cannot miss,
the Q is white which again makes it very eye
catching. Red and white is also very similar
to red top tabloids like ‘’The sun’’ which
also use these colours to catch the
audiences eye. The letter Q is all about
questions, which the magazine has lots off,
there are always lots of interviews and
articles on asking the celebrities questions.
The puffs on this magazine mention
different celebrities for example Simon
Cowell is mentioned. He is extremely
famous in the music industry and has lots
of fans; we know that he will be featured
in this copy of Q which will attract his
fans. By mentioning people like Simon
Cowell and different bands like ‘’The
Motely Crue’’ we can tell more about the
target audience, there is no way that a
young audience of 13 year olds are going
to be interested in reading about them,
the target audience will be more mature
and interested in more than just the
artists in the charts.
The slogan for Q
magazine is ‘’discover
great music’’ it tells us
that the magazine will be
talking about different
artists and their genres. It
also implies that the
magazine might also
feature newer artists that
people might not have
discovered yet, this will
attract fans that are
interested in newer artists
that haven’t been in the
spotlight yet.
The colours for Q magazine are all bright, there is mostly white used for
the font on the front cover, the puffs and anchorage text are in white
which helps them stand out from the image. Red is also used in the Title
block which again is very eye catching, the only other colour used on this
front cover is blue, which stands out but also matches Florence’ eye
makeup in the central image. All of the colours complement each other
making it very eye catching but not too fussy.
The magazine uses a very popular music artist on the front cover to
attract the audience, people will want to read the magazine when they
see who the main celebrity in this copy. They also mention different
popular celebrities in the puffs which will attract more fans. They also
mention gigs in the puffs which people would be interested in going too
and finding out more information about.

3. Rolling stones front cover analysis
The target audience for this magazine would
be people that are in to music. There would
be no specific gender for the audience of this
magazine as there is a wide range of music
genres included for all genders. There is a
range of people like Lady Gaga to Elton john
and Drake. The wide range of genres also
means that the audience would not have to
be into a specific type of music, for example
people that are into rock music and people
that are into R&B would both be able to buy
the Rolling stone magazine as there is
something for everyone. The target audience
for this magazine is also quite wide, because
they include artists for the younger audience
like Drake but also Elton John for the older
audience. I think it would range from young
teens around 16 to the older audience at
around 40 who would be interested in artists
like Elton John.
The magazine front cover I am
analysing is ‘’rolling stone’’ and
it is a music magazine. From
the front cover I can tell that
the articles inside will mostly
be music related, this is
because of the person on the
front who is a music artist and
also most of the puffs are
associated with music.
The artist on the front cover is using a direct mode of address; he is
looking directly at the camera. This gives the audience a more personal
feeling with the artist. It is almost like he is making eye contact with
them which is much more personal than him looking away from the
camera. If someone in the audience is a big fan of the artist and they are
making eye contact with them it makes them much more enthusiastic
about buying the magazine and reading about this artist. It makes the
artist seem like he is ready to open up to the audience and share
everything, If he was looking away from the camera it would look more
like he was hiding something and the relationship between the artist and
audience would me much less personal.

4. Macklemore is the artist on the front of this magazine.
Macklemore is a very popular music artist who has just
recently became big; he has lots of fans as he has been in
the charts and has released a few new songs in the last few
months. Rolling Stone has chosen Macklemore to be on
their front cover because they are aware of how popular he
has become in the last year, they know that a large majority
of their audience will be big fans of the new artist meaning
they will all want to buy it when they see him on the front
cover.
The design of the title block for this magazine is quite
simple, it says ‘’Rolling Stone’’ the title on this issue is
actually behind Macklemores head, this means that we
can only see part of the title. This shows that the
magazine is quite popular and people will be able to
recognise it and see what magazine it is even if part of
the title is hidden. Rolling stone is usually associated with
the old but popular and iconic band ‘’the rolling stones’’
which means the title of the magazine is related with
iconic music.
The anchorage text for this magazine says ‘’Thrift shop
superstar Macklemore’’ this implies how big Macklemore is,
they describe him a superstar this tells me that he is ready
to tell us how fame is treating him and tell the audience
about how he became such a big superstar In such a short
amount of time. There is no negativity in the anchorage text
which reflects on to Macklemore, it makes him seem even
more positive and happy, which makes the audience want to
read about him.
The puffs on this magazine are mostly to do with music;
there is a fall music preview with a list of various artists
underneath which intrigues different audiences that are
interested in different genres of music. There are also
puffs that mention ‘’the college loan scandal’’ which is
going to attract college students, because they are
currently at college they are going to want to read about
this scandal. There are other puffs that mention
different bands and information about the bands that
will be mentioned in articles inside the magazine. The
type of audience depends on what the puffs, some puffs
mention college; others mention different artists and
some are about artists who are going to have articles
inside. As I mentioned before this article has a wide
target audience because they have so many different
genres of music featured.
The overall message that the artist is giving through the
anchorage text and the main image is that he is happy. In
the image he has a small cheeky grin on his face which
shows us that he is happy, the anchorage text, as I said
before is very positive which reflects on the artists image. It
gives the audience a positive feeling we know that he is
happy with his career and his ‘’superstar’’ lifestyle.

5. The colours used on this magazine are quite simple, they use a white
background, which helps the writing and image to stand out, we don’t focus
on the background we focus on the image and text because it is so bright.
They use the red and white combination in their title which is very similar to
the red top tabloids like ‘’The Sun’’ this also catches the audience’s attention.
They use black for their text colour which again helps it to stand out on the
white background. Some of the text is yellow which is used to highlight
certain things that might be important, for example ‘’Thrift shop superstar’’
and ‘’ Ripping of young America’’ are both highlighted in yellow because they
are significant and they was the audience to take more notice of them. The
font used is all big and bold, it is very easy to see and easy to read making it
better for the audience that might not be able to read smaller fonts. The big
bold font again makes everything stand out.
The audience uses a popular music artist to attract their audience, when the
audience see who the main star is for this issue they will want to read and
know more about them. They also mention more stars in the puffs which will
attract the audience to find out more about the stars they have mentions.