1. Magazine Analysis
Elliot Ball

2. The phrase, ‘THE UK’S BIGGEST MUSIC MAGAZINE’ would persuade the
consumer to purchase Q over other magazines as ‘Q’ says that it is the biggest.
The colour scheme of
the magazine is white
red and black, these
colours are balanced so
everything stands out
and nothing is faded into
the background. T he
background is
grey, along with the
word ‘UNMASKED’
The Masthead of the
magazine ‘Q’ is situated at the
top of the page in a large bold
font. The colours of the
masthead are contrasting with
the background making the
magazine stand out on the
shelf
The word ‘plus’
makes it sound like
the consumer
would be getting
more information
then what is
crammed on to the
busy layout of the
front cover
The main image of the front
cover is of Michael Jackson, a
man who may appeal to the
demographic of the target
audience. the target audience
for Q is music buyers of over 25
years old, of both genders.
An advertisement is
used at the bottom
of the magazine to
preview what is
inside
The main cover line of the magazine is ‘MICHAEL JACKSON
UNMASKED’ followed by ‘inside his mad, bad world’ this would
capture the consumers attention drawing them to the magazine
The layout of the
magazine is quite
busy, it has a lot going
on and plenty of
information on the
cover

3. The title of the magazine is written at the top of
the double page contents page, along with the
issue number of the magazine so the consumer
can see what issue of the magazine they have
purchased
There is a picture of the magazines cover page
on the cover page of the magazine. This is so
the consumer can see what interested them
into buying the magazine
The is a menu used
to try show the
‘features’ of the
magazine briefly as a
preview of the
magazine and the
articles within.
A picture of Wayne Rooney is used as he is
someone that would appeal to the target
audience of the magazine, (men over 20)
football is considered a manly sport so
Rooney would appeal to the buyers
The word
regulars is used
to tell the
regular buyers
of the magazine
that all of there
favourite
features are in
the magazine
The main image of the front cover is of, a
character from gorrilaz who may appeal
to the demographic of the target
audience. the target audience for Q is
music buyers of over 20years old that are
male
The layout of the
magazine is quite
busy, it has a lot going
on and plenty of
information on the
cover

4. The main image is of Jay-Z an artist that would appeal to the
target audience of the magazine, his face takes up one A4 side
of the double page spread, possibly highlighting his big bad boy
demine, The image is a close up this again makes him look
bigger and more intimidating
The phrase ‘THE MOST EXCITING PEOPLE IN
MUSIC’ makes the reader feel like they must
read about the article and if they don’t they
would be missing out.
A big red
capital J is
positioned
over the
text. This
could show
his bad boy
personality
leaving a
mark on the
article.
Rap radar is a
section of the
magazine
specifically for rap
music, this is
situated in a big
font on the page
so it is easy for
the consumer to
locate the rap
radar section.
The article is
written in columns
making it easier
for the reader to
find points of
interest and makes
the article look
less daunting
A quote from the article is positioned over the
main image to preview the information that’s in
the article, this draws the readers interest and
makes the reader want to read on.
The date is located at the bottom of the page
on the left along with the page number. This is
so the consumer can locate the article using the
contents page and the page number

5. The phrase ‘SPECIAL ISSUE’ is used to make the consumer feel like they are buying a
special one time edition of the magazine and that they wouldn’t get the information
anywhere else
The Masthead of the
magazine ‘SPIN’ is situated
at the top of the page in a
large bold font. The
colours of the masthead
are contrasting with the
background making the
magazine stand out on the
shelf
The main cover line of
the magazine is ‘WHAT
NEVERMIND MEANS
NOW’ this would
capture the consumers
attention drawing them
to the magazine
A menu is used on the side of
the cover to preview some of
the things inside of the
magazine, ‘& MORE’ is used
to tell the consumer that
there is too much information
in the magazine to feature the
front cover
A plug is used to try
and convince the
consumer to buy the
magazine
The main image of the front
cover is of a modern copy of
the nirvana album cover for
‘never mind’ this would
appeal to the target audience
of the magazine.
The layout of the
magazine is quite
simplistic and
minimalist it has
a lot going on and
plenty of
information on
the cover
A barcode is placed at the
bottom of the page, this
tells the consumer the date
and the price

6. The title of the magazine is
written at the top of the
contents page, along with
the date of the magazine so
the consumer can see what
issue of the magazine they
have purchased
The is a menu used
to try show the
‘features’ of the
magazine briefly as
a preview of the
magazine and the
articles within.
A quote from Duffy is
used to preview her
article
The main image of the
front cover is of, a singer
called ‘Duffy 'who may
appeal to the
demographic of the
target audience. the
The layout of
the magazine is
simplistic and
minimalist, it
has a white and
black colour
scheme that is
clashed, with in
the image with
the pink ukelele

7. The main image is of Kid Cudi an artist that would
appeal to the target audience of the magazine, the
image takes up one A4 side of the double page spread,
possibly highlighting his big bad boy demine, The image
is a medium close up this again makes him look bigger
and more intimidating
A quote from the article is used
Kid Cudi’s name is in two separate fonts that take
to preview the information
up both sides of the double paged spread. The
that’s in the article, this draws
different fonts may reflect on the different sides to
the readers interest and makes
the artist that are reflected upon during the article
the reader want to read on.
The article is written in columns
making it easier for the reader to find
points of interest and makes the
article look less daunting
The date is located at the bottom of
the page on the left of the spread.
This is so the consumer can see what
date the issue they have is from and
see if they have the latest edition

8. The Masthead of the magazine
‘NME’ is situated at the top of
the page in a large bold font.
The colours of the masthead
are contrasting with the
background making the
magazine stand out on the shelf
A cover line is used to preview an article within the magazine and capture
the consumers interest
The main image of the
front cover is of Noel
Gallagher, a man who
may appeal to the
demographic of the
target audience.
The layout of the
magazine is quite
busy, it has a lot
going on and plenty
of information on
the cover
The main cover line
of the magazine is
‘NOEL STARTS
OVER’ this would
capture the
consumers
attention drawing
them to the
magazine
A menu is used on the side of
the cover to preview some of
the things inside of the
magazine, PLUS’ is used to tell
the consumer that there is
too much information in the
magazine to feature the front
cover
A barcode is placed at the bottom of
the page, this tells the consumer the
date and the price
A plug is used to try and
convince the consumer to
buy the magazine

9. The title of the magazine is
written at the top of the
contents page, along with
the date of the magazine so
the consumer can see what
issue of the magazine they
have purchased
There is a banner at the top of the contents
page. The phrase ‘this week’ shows that the
magazine is released weekly and the date tells
the consumer what edition of the magazine
they have
A band index is used to
show the consumer what
bands are featured in the
magazine so they can see if
what page they want to be
on to read about a certain
band
The layout of the
magazine is busy and is
full of information , it
has a white and black
and red colour scheme.
The is a menu
used to try show
the ‘features’ of
the magazine
briefly as a
preview of the
magazine and
the articles
within.
A subscription advertisements is put on the contents page to make the reader see
all of the information featured and if they like it they will see they advertisement
and get a subscription
The uk’s no1 gig guide, this
phrase entices the reader to
buy the magazine as they
obviously want the worlds
no 1

10. The main image is of Liam Gallagher an artist that
would appeal to the target audience of the
magazine, his face takes up one A4 side of the double
page spread, possibly highlighting his big bad boy
demine, The image is a close up this again makes him
look bigger and more intimidating
The name of Liam's new band is positioned as a
mast head on the other page, its in a bright font
that stands out from the black and white colour
scheme used in the image and the rest of the
magazine
‘2013’s biggest
albums’ this
phrase is used
to draw the
readers
attention and
make them
want to read
about the years
‘Biggest albums
The article is written in
columns to make it look
less intimidating, and
easier for the consumer
to read
A blue dotted border is
positioned around the
article to make it stand
out, and more
appealing to the
consumer