Magazine analysis
- 1. Front cover Target Audience andgenre Q has a varietyof musicgenresincluding popbut the main genre isclassic rock. The target audience forthis magazine wouldbe 25 +. Main Image The main image isa picture of Amy Winehouse. AmyWinehouse isa classicsoul/popartistindicatingthis isthe genre of the magazine.This image isinformallybalanced,the lightingislightonthe rightside of herface butdark on the lefthand side.Thisisa classicportraitphoto. Model credit the model creditiswhite andred and isabout howAmylive anddied. The texttellsusabouther voice and howshe died.“howwe losther“ is inwhite showinginnocence. Main CoverLine “One year onAmy” thisisin white makingitstand outfrom the darker image of Amy.The white textalso blendsinwiththe colourtheme of the magazine whichisredand white.The wordAmyisin capital lettersanda boldfontdrawingour attentiontothe story. Colours/Typefaces/House style The house style coloursare redand white and the large Q at the top ison everyissue always inthe topleftcorner.The model creditis alwaysinboldwhite writingandthe restof the writingisinred andwhite alternates. Masthead- Q has 2 denotations.One which couldstandfor Que for tickets/gigsora musical Que.The Q itself islarge andwhite makingitstand outon the red background. This can alsobe calledaPun. The GutenbergDesignPrinciple You lookfirstat the mastheadthenandthe terminal optical areathenthe strongfallow area and the weakfallowarea. The Masthead isthe large q andwe lookat this area firstbefore lookingatthe terminal optical area whichisthe story aboutAmywhinehouse. Coverlines “whywe fell backin love withvinyl”showingastorythat will be inside the magazine againkeepingwiththe theme.this particularcoverline appealstoanolderaudience whocould affordto buyvinyl againshowingthe thatthe target audience is25+ Banners/Flashes/badges There are 4 badgeson the coverone large red box displayingwhatisinsidethe magazine,a white box inthe strongfallowareaadvertising an albumguide inside the colourschemeis againred and white ,at the top of the magazine there’saredbox sayingexclusive advertisinganinterviewandhelpssell the magazine.