Q Magazine Front Page Analysis

                         Q  Magazine Front Page Analysis

Lady Gaga, Jay-Z and Dave Grohl are featured in this magazine. From this we can tell it’s a music magazine. All three of these artists being on the front cover suggest to us that their stories are going to be main in this magazine. This is also supported by the anchorage text. Meanwhile there is also a box in the right hand corner telling us what other artists will be featured in the magazine (the black keys, Plan B....etc).

However the chosen artists on the front cover are there to represent the genre of the magazine. Lady Gaga is a pop singer, Jay-Z is a hip-hop artist and Dave Grohl is a rock artist. This is all indicates that this is a magazine based on more than one genre of style.

The targeted audience are older people in their 20 and onwards, who are sophisticated and interested in the music world.

Direct mode address is used all three artists are looking at the camera directly; this makes it personal and grabs the audience by the eye. Their strait posture suggests confidence, power and their influence over the music industry. The fact that Jay-Z is in front of Lady Gaga and David Grohl indicates his supremacy and high self-respect, as he is one of the most successful hip-hop artists in America suggest  that he will be the most talked about in the magazine.

On the other hand all three artists’ want a different relationship with the audience. Gaga has her hand up to her head almost as saluting us in military style. This tells us that her relationship with the audience is going to be strictly professional. Meanwhile Jay-Z has his hands in his pockets, legs spread wide apart and his head healed high looking down on the audience. This connotes to us that he might have an attitude problem and wants an everyday relationship with the audience. However Dave Grohl has his hair on his face suggesting to us that he is shy.

 ‘The 10 most exiting people in music now’, this quote is at the top of the magazine. Lady Gaga, Jay-Z and Dave Grohl are some of the most famous people in the music world today. Therefore it justifies why these artist where chosen.

Moreover the anchorage text tells the audience a little bit about the artist’s personality or what stage in life they are at. Also the ‘exiting people’ text at the top refers to the three chosen artist on the front cover.

The overall message sent by the ‘Q’ magazine is that the music industry now is more sophisticated but still entertaining.

The words ‘exiting’ and ‘exclusive’ are in different colours from the rest of the texts. This is done to attract the audience.

Meanwhile the title block is on a red background and the letter Q is written in white. Red is an attractive, warm and mature colour. Therefore this makes it very appealing to the audience, and links it back to the targeted older age group.

However there are puffs which represent other bands and artists on the other side of the magazine. Q magazine presents them in boxes or bubbles.