The document analyzes the covers of several music magazines in terms of design elements and how they target different audiences. Top of the Pops uses pink colors and images of teen stars to target teenage girls. Q Magazine uses a simple black, white and gray color scheme with tidy fonts to appear professional and target older males. Kerrang Magazine features a bold, broken rock font and images of rock singers in black to target teenagers interested in rock music. Rolling Stone Magazine also targets males and older audiences with its seductive cover images, vintage font, and sophisticated black and white layout despite covering broader entertainment.

2. TOP OF THE POPS
Very cluttered
layout.
Font on the title is Pink
soft and cute which background is a
is stereotypically stereotypical
feminine. girl colour
Image of a
popular teen
All the images are star, will attract
of popular teen teenage, female
singers, they are audience
used because these
are who readers of
the magazine look
up to.

3. TOP OF THE POPS
Includes images of
make-up and fashion,
this is relevant to the
female audience, all
though it has nothing to
do with music it will still
attract the audience.
Colour scheme is
various shades of
pink and white.
Other shades of
pink are used to
highlight different
sections of the
magazine.

4. Q MAGAZINE
Main image is of a seductive
pop star, this will attract male
readers.
All though Cheryl Cole isn’t
a rock singer she has been
portrayed to look like one in
this magazine.
Layout of the magazine is very
aligned and simple, it will attract
the older male audience.
Colour scheme is simple, using only 3
colours makes it look more professional
and sophisticated

5. Q MAGAZINE
The fonts are tidy and
sharp, keeps with the
house style of being
sophisticated and
professional.
The slogan at the top ‘The uk’s
biggest music magazine’ is part of
the house style.

6. KERRANG MAGAZINE
The font portrays a rock theme
as it is broken up and very
bold.
The main image is of a popular rock
singer, he is dressed all in black
and also wears black eyeliner, a
stereo typical look for a rock singer
It has a clustered layout of all the other rock
artists relevant to the main article.
The audience is teenagers, we are shown
this by the images on the front cover.

7. ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE
Seductive woman on the front,
attracts male readers.
The black background helps the title stand
out, also the title is blocked by the image
which shows it is a popular magazine.
The font is also quite vintage which will
attract an older audience.
The layout is very professional and
sophisticated much like Q, it attracts an
older audience.
The colour scheme suggests that this is a
rock magazine however it is actually an
entertainment magazine