1. Block capitals have been used to create a
The house style helps to attract Colour schemes follow
formal yet royal feel to the cover. Also A backing light has been used to
audiences in, especially buyers that the house style of the
large and smaller text is differentiated create a glow around Cheryl
are used to the usual colourscheme red and black of the
throughout the cover to create attention, Cole’s head, this has been used
product
for example ‘THE 10 BEST NEW ACTS’ to create a strong focus on her Shallow depth has been used in
contrast with the water droplets,
The masthead ‘Q’ is bold and
stands out and easily recognisable
Masthead Typefaces again creating an unusual yet
seductive feel to the image
if it were being sold side by side
with other magazines
Photography Lighting
Low key lighting has been used in the main image,
The main image of Cheryl Cole is seductive and this has been used to create a mysterious tone
almost erotic, as well as the key-lighting and colours towards the front cover
are dark, again tying in with the house style
The main cover line ‘3 words.. Cheryl Cole, Rocks’
She is dressed in darker is helping to link Cheryl Cole’s ‘pop’ persona into
clothes to link in with the Main Image the magazine, the word rocks suggests she is more
main target audiences of a powerful and strong personality to her as well
rock genre of style/music as her music which is being advertised inside of
the magazine
Cheryl Cole has been used as a star
vehicle and is known over a wide
audience of people, she has been used Main Cover line
to attract a wider target audience as
well as still keeping the interest in the
Even though it is rare for magazines to usually hold
main audience
a model credit, in the cover line they have used
‘Cheryl Cole’ in larger text. This model credit will
help to attract larger audiences, maybe those fans
The coverlines do not
of Cheryl Cole. Especially for music magazines
obscure the images
or bring to much Coverlines using model credits is a clever way of gaining
attention from potential buyers
attention away from
the main text or titles
It represents the large variety of bands and Model Credit
genre’s that the magazine support and have
articles about
On each side of the front cover the similar size of
text has been used as well as the colour, this again
Dark colours are used in creates a link between
the background, which
are associated with the
Colour The style of the front cover of the magazine is very
formal and the layout if professional, instead of
rock genre and the main While looking at other ‘Q’ magazine covers they
trarget audience which The black, red and white house style creates a strong
being very obscure and in the audiences face. This
can link in with ‘independent’ genre of audience
House Style also have a ‘selling line’,‘The Uk’s Biggest Music
are of the similar genre theme, it also helps readers to buy the same magazine they are trying to target Magazine’ wrote at the head of the over, again
when looking for it in shops. It also helps create a more creating more of a house style and linking this to a
professional and formal feel to the magazine chain of other ‘Q’ Magazines