"Q" magazine analysis

 

This magazine is interesting because there is no background colour because the model's hair is the background with her face in the centre of the image, giving the idea that she is the most important part of the magazine, which is shown with a medium close up shot. Her appearance includes bright hair and make-up which, makes her eyes and lips stand out more than any other part of her face. The fact the she is giving the audience eye contact shows that she is important and the reason you should read this magazine more than any other magazine on the market. I like the fact that all of the subheadings frame her face so that she is the main attraction. The Mast Heading (the logo) is a bright red, giving the impression that this magazine is bolder and better than other magazines, and shows that the magazine if for a female audience, because the colour red is known to be the colour of romance and thrills, combined with the while "Q" which has gentle curved lines, giving it the style expected for please a female audience as well as the fact the colour white is known to be the colour of innocence. This combined with the danger like red is a good combination, giving the idea that there will be interesting and exciting content inside. The "Q" is cleverly placed in the top left corner which is the location the audience are most likely to see first, as it is the top of the magazine that people see first when they look at the magazines on a display stand. The kicker is out lined with an exciting and attractive sky blue, which stands out from the white text, so that it can give important information to draw in the buyer of the product, yet not enough to draw your eyes away from the model who is the main attraction, plus has some blue eye shadow around her eyes to match the colour theme, allowing her to part of the magazine and not look out of place. The bar code is easy to find, making it quicker to pay for the product, but to also leave space of the advertisements on the back of the magazine.