This document analyzes the front and inside covers of the magazine "Q". The front cover features the magazine title "Q" in large white text. It also includes an offer to readers in yellow text on a black background. Unique to this magazine is only having one large cover line. The background is a collage of images of various music artists. Instead of a single image, it uses multiple images to try to appeal to more of the target audience. Standard features like the barcode, issue date, and price are also included. The inside cover continues the consistent color scheme and layout. It features a portrait image of an artist along with a pull quote from an article. The contents section lists article headlines and previews the issue's

2. THE MASTHEAD – This is name of the magazine in this case the magazine is called, ‘Q’ this sets the house style as you can see this is white text, and the biggest text on the page. FLASHER- This gives an offer to the reader this also links to the house with the yellow but stands out on the black background. COVER LINE – This differs from conventional magazines, as there is only one cover line. This makes this magazine unique and stand our from other magazines. Added to that this is biggest text on the page. SELLING LINE – The selling line, is very biased promoting themselves as ‘The’ only magazine suitable for your music. BACKGROUND The background and main image consist of many different musical artists and people associated with the genre of music, the collage of people can detonate to us how close fans and artists of that genre are closely knit together. THE MAIN IMAGE – This magazine is very image based and has gone against mundane magazine covers by using a montage of images instead of a medium or close up shot. As a result of this this gives potential customers in the target audience which would give them more of a chance to recognise an artist may like which may lead to them buying this whereas one main image does not. BARCODE/DATE ISSUE/PRICE – This is conventional and is displayed on every magazine. THE FOOTER – This is information about what is included in magazine separate from the main story/article, this shows how Q are rated. FRONT COVER ANALYSIS

3. CONTENTS ANALYSIS Q MASTHEAD – This is the same colour as the Masthead on the front cover, this comes across as professional and also a consistent house style. MAIN IMAGE – The main image is the focal point of this page as this is the biggest feature on the page, we see a medium long image of a male dressed in black with a mode of address direct to the audience. Using a famous artist for the image may interest other readers too. USE OF A PULL QUOTE – This is a quote from Cliff Richards which says ‘Devil woman is my kind of rock’n’roll!’ , this lets the reader know about about the article before reading. BYLINE - This is credit for author and photographer. BANNER –This is where you would expect to see Banners on all magazines, this also follows the house style. Which contents the date. HOUSE STYLE – This house style has been consistent throughout use of the same colours all of the way through. RULE OF THIRDS – Rule of thirds is used on this magazine and most other magazine for guidelines to the layout. MAIN COVER LINE - This links with the main cover line from the front cover giving the reader more information about what this consists of. INDEX – The index is sub headings and brief information that is included in the magazine.

4. MISE EN SCENE – This is created by graffiti wall background MAIN IMAGE – This medium shot of Dizzee Rascal we are able to see his style and can connote to the us his personality and style of music in link with the graffiti background. COPY - this begins with a large ‘Y’ which is a Drop Cap, you would foresee this of all magazines. PAGE NUMBER/NME TITLE/DATE – This conventional and expected to see on all double page spread. 3 COLOUMNS – In the third column the text wraps around the image to show the importance of the image. SUB HEADING – This is brief information about what is to come in the article, in this case this shows a brief insight of his success. MAIN HEADLINE – This is a saying that has been manipulated to suit the audience of genre that follow Dizzee Rascal, this says ‘From Tags to riches’ showing the influence ‘tagging’ associated with graffiti has influenced his career.