"Q" Magazine - Pop Music

Masthead: The mast head is the same colour as it would usually is, to make it easier to identify and stand out more from other magazines being sold. It is a demanding, hot, thrilling and dangerous red at attract the attention of a target audience, to make it appear that the magazine always has red hot gossip about music and the singers themselves and hat fact that it is a red box allows people to think that the magazine does not need to have complex and fancy curved shapes to make it good, it is simple, yet amazing without even putting in the effect. The white "Q" differs from the red as it is innocent, calm and relaxing which, almost makes the red more outstanding. The white may perhaps be used to also appeal to a female audience as well as a male audience, by showing that the magazine can be calming and simple as well as busy and demanding. It is placed in the top left corner of the magazine cover so that it can easily be spotted by the target audience while, it is on a display stand in a shop.

Sell lines: The sell lines match the mast head to link them both together, with powerful and thrilling red to show how magnificent the magazine is, alone with the gentle white to attract a female audience as well as a male audience. The text is in thick capital letters to give the message out to people as if it is a fact, making it more desirable to look at. The words used are "THE ESSENTIAL MUSIC GUIDE" which is a big statement to make, showing how confident the company are, that this magazine will sell. This confident can be approved of by the target audience.

Bar Code: The bar code is on the front of the magazine cover, to allow space for advertisements at the back of the magazine, as well as making it easier to find to make paying for the product quicker and easier to do. It is put sideways near the bottom right hand corner, to avoid it getting in the way on the main details of the magazine and to therefore stop it from becoming a distraction to the reader. Although it overlaps some of the main photo, it is put away to make it less of a worry, so the photo is still the main part of the cover.

Main Cover line: The main cover line has a larger font than all of the other texts that is placed in the centre of the front cover, to make it standout more, to make it appear more impressive than any other part of the magazine. The text is a bold white, which stands out from the dark clothes the band pictured to increase interest the main article written inside. The main part of the main cover line is the name of the band pictured behind the font which is "COLDPLAY" which, is written in capital letters to make in standout more which is done better by the fact that it is written is a bright, bold and powerful yellow, which links to the text that says "JAY KAY" inside the kicker. The main cover Headline as includes a quote which says "Four months of fear, tantrums and nudity". This makes the magazine for more interesting to look at since; nobody goes around admitting their mistakes, especially not on a magazine cover.

Kicker: The kicker is small yet easy to notice because it is a rectangle unlike most kickers which are circle, and is turned at an angle, overlapping part of the Masthead which is the most important and identifiable part of a magazine, showing how important the information inside the kicker is. The text is done smaller to fit inside the rectangle but, it is written in capital letters to make it look really important to the reader. The first two word are a bright, energetic yellow, which links to the main cover line which has yellow fonts, allowing it to fit in better on the magazine and also stands out more in the black box it is in, which makes it better to see on the red and white mast head.

Banner: The banner at the bottom of the page, matches a recurring theme which matches the mast cover which is a demanding and dominating red, with a gentle white to show that this is a "Q" magazine and that it should be brought by the target audience. The colours also make the banner stand out yet; it also avoids it from looking out of place. The banner seems to go down at a slight angle, making it look more unique than other banner that looks neater in a straight line. Overlapping the banner on the left is the mast head which instead of saying the date reads "Review" which suggests that the banner is about an interview which is exclusive to the "Q" magazine, therefore making it more appealing to the reader.

By-lines: The name "Miranda Sawyer" is the by-line as it reveals who wrote the article inside. It is smaller than the main cover line so that people are able to focus on the main story and to believe that the band are the most important element of this issue of the "Q" magazine since the band "COLDPLAY" are very popular and it must be special for a magazine to get an interview from them. The by-line is under the main cover line in the colour white so that people can make the connection that, this person has written the main article about the band.

Main Photo: The main photograph is of the band "COLDPLAY" links to the main cover line which is about the band itself. The photo shows all the band members wearing dark clothes that, links to some of the text on the cover and allows them to stand out from the white background so that the audience can play more attention to them. They look very serious while giving eye contact to the camera showing that the main article about them is a very mature and adult matter which links to the main cover line, showing that the audience also needs to be mature.