- The document provides details about the front cover of Q magazine featuring Adele. It analyzes various design elements of the cover including the positioning of Adele's image in relation to the Q logo, the use of colors, quotes, and photos to appeal to readers and promote the magazine. - It then examines the contents page, describing the layout, use of fonts, photos and "intriguing" article previews designed to attract buyers by highlighting exclusive music content. - The final section analyzes a double page spread profile of the band The Vaccines, noting how the large central photo and band name heading aim to draw attention to promote the up-and-coming artists. Graphics and colors relate to the

1. The Masthead of ‘Q’ magazine is big and bold and also, it doesn’t get covered by the image of Adele. The ‘Q’
stands out on the magazine and would catch people’s eyes as it is against a striking red background, it can also
be one of the first things you see when you look at the magazine – that can be a good selling point for the
magazine. The image of Adele is only slightly covering the right hand curve of the ‘Q’ and the text below, this
could suggest that Adele is proud to be associated with ‘Q’ and on the front cover of their magazine, and she is
also publicising the magazine because of her reputation and position in society.
The Tagline of the magazine is “ Discover great
music “ – they have used this tagline so the audience
will see this and want to buy the magazine to
discover new music for themselves to enjoy.
The pug – “ The 300th
issue “ a title like this on a pug
can intrigue the reader to purchase this issue because it
is made to be a special issue as it’s the 300th
one. The
use of the colour gold on the background of the pug
represents wealth and royalty, it can also represent
celebratory times, so for people who purchase this
magazine can feel part of the celebration for the 300th
issue but could also feel privileged and wealthy because
of the use of the colour gold.
The barcode and the price are at the
bottom of the magazine’s front cover, this is very
common in most magazines. This issue of the
magazine is £3.99, which is affordable to the target
Main image – The main image is a medium close up shot of
Adele, it is studio taken and shows the singer looking directly at
the camera with her thumb resting against her lips. The pose
that Adele is positioned in could make the reader feel more
connected with her when they first look at the cover, it is also
slightly provocative suggesting it is directed towards the male
gaze. On the front cover Adele’s skin tone is very pale; it is
almost the same shade as the background colour, they look very
similar, this could relate to the idea of the 19th
century where a
pale tone signified beauty was the best thing to have. Adele’s
long hair looks windswept, relation back to the subheading – “
Blows us away “. This could represent it reminding us that
Adele’s talents is so powerful, that it even effects her looks.
Quote Preview – ‘If you’ve got it, flaunt it’ – this shows
a confident side to Adele, this can be inspiring and a
confidence booster to the reader. It makes the reader want
to read the magazine to find out how Adele – ‘got it’.
The image backs this statement as Adele
looks very confident, she looks as though she is ‘flaunting’
what she’s got. ‘Q’
magazine normally focus’ more on the older generation of
music, so for Adele to be on the front cover she should be
proud, therefore ‘ flaunt’ it.
Cover lines – inform us on the other artists
that are featured in that specific issue – this can
influence the readers decision on whether to
purchase the magazine. Certain words are in bold
capitals such as ‘ LIAM’, this informs us he has ‘LAST
REQUESTS, Etc. each artist featured has their name
on the front with a minor subheading underneath,
headings include exciting and intriguing words, this
makes the magazine more attractive and eye
catching for a reader to pick up and want to read
more.
The headline – ‘Adele’ in bold capital letters, coloured
white, this included with the main image tells the reader that
Adele is the main focus in this issue. The front of the
magazine is simplistic, suggesting that ‘Q’ focuses more on
the music rather than the musician / celebrity featured.
‘Q’ is a mature magazine that mainly focus’s on extremely
successful artists rather than the new upcoming artists in
the charts. This means the target audience are more likely
to be the mature people who appreciate music, they also
prefer popular music rather than the new artists started
to be known.
Graphics – the graphics are reinforced
by the magazines colour schemes. The
colours used are very simple but give off a
big effect, they are red, black and a pale
grey colour. This gives off the impression
that ‘Q’ is a mature, traditional magazine
that takes itself a bit more seriously.

2. - Q’s audience is younger than any other monthly music magazine. The average age of a Q magazine reader is 29,
Adele is 24, so she is kind of a similar age to the average reader, this could suggest that she could possibly read the
magazine too. Having someone roughly the same age featured in the magazine to the readers age can help them to
feel more connected to the featured artist. Adele is currently very successful singer of the 21st
century, so she is
likely to be more relevant to the readers lives; making them more likely to buy the magazine.
- As 68% of Q’s readers are male, they are providing for the
majority.. By using a slightly provocative image of Adele with her ‘
thumb pressed against a slightly open mouth’ pose. The 32% of
females who read Q, can also be intrigued by this picture as it can
inspire them to be like Adele, they could possibly see her as a role
model.
- Adele is a white British female, suggesting she is more likely to
appeal to the white British population, as appose to the ethnic minority
groups. 85% of Britain are white British, so again they are aiming to
appeal to the majority.
- On all front covers of Q’s magazines capital letters are used. The
font used is clear, bold and informative but at the same time short. Q
is a trusted, high quality magazine focused on the substance of
music. The font appeals to this as it is simplistic and doesn’t draw
any attention from the headlines, which are the key things to draw
attention. The font also appeals more to the target audience as
they’re young, and affluent, suggesting that they are of a higher
class. As the magazine is neat and sophisticated it will appeal to

3. Heading – The ‘Q’ logo is in a relatively small box, and
font, this suggests that the magazine is that well known
that they don’t need to emphasis the logo in big bold
fonts to get new attention. The logo is followed by the
word ‘CONTENTS’ in bold capital letters, which is
conventional, this lets the reader know exactly what that
certain page is for, and what is included in that issue of
the magazine. It shows the main articles included in the
magazine, this intrigues the target audience making them
want to buy it.
The sub-heading – The “features” grab the audience’s
attention to the kicker’s ( the issue of Q’s main articles.) They
all sound intriguing, exciting and exclusive, e.g. “ Fight the
Power “ and “ Pro Green’s exclusive track “ making the
reader feel and believe that they are getting good information
and gossip that they can’t get anywhere else. As the features
are laid out in a list it give the reader the impression that the
magazine has a large amount of context within it, this can
also make the reader feel like they are getting good worth out
of their money so could be more willing to pay.
Pug – An eye catcher to get the attention of the buyers
on the contents page is the pug that says “ 140 songs to
download now “. It makes the reader want to flick to that
certain page and download the songs available or find out
some songs they haven’t heard of before.
Form of address – the words used in the magazine
are informal and sometimes they can be rude. As the
magazine is aimed at an older target audience, it is seen to
be appropriate. It is seen to make the reader feel more
comfortable and enjoy the magazine more when this type of
language is used.
Tagline “ Discover great music “, this kind
of tagline intrigues the reader as they want
to read the magazine and find out about the
great music that ‘Q’ magazine has to offer
them.
Issue number – at the top of the page
there is an issue number, this specific issue
number tells us that ‘Q’ magazine has produced
207 magazines so far. The amount of magazines
published shows us that ‘Q’ magazine is an
extremely popular magazine. Having the issue
number located at the start of the magazine is
also useful as it makes it easier to find online if
you want to look at it on the internet.
Main image – the main image is an extreme close
up of Lana Del Ray’s face, it shows her looking directly
into the camera, this is as if she is staring at the
audience, this could indicate as a hint to make us buy
the magazine.
-She has blood dripping from her head, this could
suggest that something violent has happened or could
be associated with danger. It could also relate to her
passion towards her music, seeing this image would
make the reader want to buy it so they can find out
what has happened.
Page numbers – The page number 48 is in an
enlarged red box in bold white numbers, the page
number is located in the bottom left corner of the
picture of Lana Del Ray… this allows the audience to
notice that this is the main article, the page number
also lets them flick to the main article in the magazine
quickly.
The colour scheme of the contents page is quite simplistic
and uses the traditional ‘Q’ magazine colours; white, red and
black. This suggests that ‘Q’ magazine is very basic focuses
a lot more on the music rather than the complexity of the
layout. The simplistic colours can also be seen to suit their
target audience of young adults who are also more
interested in the actual music.
The layout of the magazine is set out very
orderly and structured. As the magazine is
structured it emphasises the idea that the
magazine focuses more on the music content. The
magazine is simple and clear to read, this can
interest the reader as it would be a quick and easy
way to flick through the magazine to see if the
issue that has been produced is related to their
music taste.

4. The main image on the DPS is
a medium shot of the band ‘ THE
VACCINES ‘, it shows the four men,
again, looking directly at the camera,
this suggests the magazine trying to
make the reader feel more
connected to the people that they
are reading the article about. Two of
the four men are holding guitars,
this shows us that they are musical
and have talent. On most magazine
covers for genre’s that aren’t pop,
some of the images normally show
the artists showing off their talent in
the images, the image of the
vaccines is an example of this. The
four men in this image are all looking
towards the camera but aren’t
posing, this could suggest that the
four musicians are dedicated to
their music, and don’t see the need
to pose and flaunt themselves to
show they have talent or to show
their passion for music.
The man in the centre at the front of the
image appears to be the leader of the
band, possibly the main singer. The man
is holding a guitar in his arms, the use of
this can represent his role within the bad
and as the colour of the guitar is red it
represents the theme of passion, this
can symbolise the mans passion for the
music and the making of his music.
The main focusof this article would be the image of the artists that are ‘ THE
VACCINES ‘, the photo is much larger compared the to the actually article, on the
right, where the text is rather small. The could suggest that the image is there to
catch the readers eye as ‘ THE VACCINES ‘ are very popular and successful so a
larger image would catch the readers eye and make them want to read the article
about the band, the image is the main attraction of the double page spread. Having ‘
THE VACCINES ‘ as the main focus will get readers attention that have possibly not
heard of ‘ THE VACCINES ‘ before, so therefore this can increase ‘ THE VACCINES ‘
popularity which could further increase their success.
The heading – ‘ THE VACCINES ‘ is in
black, bold, capital letters. The use of this
indicates that the magazine wants to
advertise that the band is ‘up and
coming’. The way the magazine has
designed this article is that we firstly
notice the large image, we then notice the
bands name. This is good as it informs the
reader who the image is of and what the
article is about, this will help interest the
audience to read it.
A quote used in the article is “ We are a
pop band “, this quote is coloured blue and is
enlarged from the rest of the text. As it is a
quote from the band it tells us that the band
want to be a pop band rather than an indie
band, etc. However the layout of the double
page spread contradicts this.
The article’s content, in this
article it includes an interview with each
individual member of the band. This
gives the reader a chance to get more
involved and know more about the
individual band members and the band
as a whole. This helps the reader to
understand and know the band a lot
better too.
Graphics – The colour scheme of this article is again very basic. There is a use of a
sepia tone, this gives it an almost vintage feel which is similar to the genre of ‘ THE
VACCINES ‘ and their sound, but this is where it contradicts to the band wanting to be a pop
band. Within the article there are splashes of the colour blue, the colour on the dull
background gives the article a kind of modern feel to the vintage look / feel, this agrees with
the point that ‘ THE VACCINES’ have something new to offer to older bands, which could be
the change from an Indie band to a pop band. There are little squares and lines of blue
spread all over the page, this could represent the attitude the band have to neatness and
tidiness, it could indicate that they arent bothered if the page is tidy because they care
more about the simplicity of the music.