The title why is it called that? What does the title connote?
The title of the magazine I am analysing is called Q; it stands for Q the music a common term in music producing and for DJs around the world.
The masthead/title – analyse.
The title is located in the top left corner with a bright eye catching deep red background and the clean crisp white large Q located in the centre. It is a standard classic font, which appeals to all audiences. The large white Q has a serif style to it with curly edges where possible it takes up roughly an eighth of the page.
Is there a strapline? Analyse it.
There is no strapline on Q magazine
What is the main image? Analyse the facial expression, direction of gaze, body language, clothing etc. How does this reach out towards the ideal reader identified above?
The main image on the front cover is the only image on the cover it is the band the Arctic Monkeys. The picture itself is actually in black and white giving it a hint of classical features and possibly how they grew up. The lead singer Alex Turner is holding the Q music award but it is in gold and is the only colour on the main picture drawing the reader’s attention to the success in this category. Q have singled out the only colour on the front page as gold because winning anything in gold means you are at the top of your game and your the best currently in that catergory it is also an iconic symbol of success. The facial expression of the band members are that they are calm and relaxed, they are also facing head on to the camera looking directly at the audience making you feel part of the band and sharing this wonderful experience with the Arctic Monkeys. The body language gives out a lot of signals for example all of the band members have their hands in their pockets emphasising the fact they are chilled out and relaxed which gives a casual effect which they hope to reflect on to the target audience. The clothing again is casual and relaxed they are not making an effect for example in suits, they are wearing there clothes and will not change for anyone, specifically they are wearing skinny jeans, coats and T – shirts and the footwear is mainly plimsolls. I think this picture is extremely clever in reaching out towards the ideal reader with similar clothes and how they are act giving off their chilled out and relaxed persona of living life which appeals to a lot of the targeted readers.
What other images appear on the cover? Why?
No other images appear on the cover. I think Q have decided to use only the one image on the front cover because they dont want to detract the success from the Arctic monkeys winning this gold prestigious award!
What content is promoted by the cover lines?
The cover lines of course promote the main stories inside the magazine, for example “50 best albums of 2009”, and the winners are… MUSE/LILLY ALLEN/ THE SPECIALS/ ROBRT PLANT/ LADY GAGA/ U2/ SPANAU BALLET/ KASABIAN/ SONIC YOUTH/ MR HUDSON & more, ARTIC MONKEYS on growing up the hard way, Oasis last days: the inside story, Robbie Williams: Album Verdict. Two starplines stand out to me to be very popualr with buyers and a unique selling point to the magazine they are "Oasis last days" and "Robbie williams album verdict". Oasis is one of the biggest bands in the history of music with number one singles and sell out tours happening regualrly for them so for Q to find out why they broke up and what the last days were like between each other is a huge story and one that many people will buy the magazine just to read about that! The other cover line that i am interested in is
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