Research and Planning: Q magazine analysis

This magazine has stuck to the 3 color scheme of red black and white. The picture of the lead singer from muse is quite aggressive due to him smashing a guitar against the Q sign, the prop of the guitar represents the genre here as usually in alternative rock music, guitars the lead instruments are usually associated mostly with rock. It also shows the genre of the magazine by using the bands such as Beatles, Coldplay and Muse. Also the mans body gestures and expression suit the indie rock persuasion as it does have quite a moody setting and reputation. They have used a long shot on this man to show his full body and also gives a more effective point of view of him smashing the guitar.

The audience of this magazine would be men and women of any age expect children. I wouldn't say it is for children as it doesn't really have the attention grabbing factors of which children look for such as bright colors. Whereas this Q magazine using vibrant colors that would still catch attention like the red, they use the black in different shades and tones, they do this so the magazine doesn't look to plain and too dark as this wouldn't work as well with the red and white colors, the man on the cover also contributes to the colors as he is wearing a dark black suit, the magazine has stuck to the 3 color rule, if the man was wearing a pink suit it would look stupid and wouldn't sell as well.

The fonts on this magazine differ greatly. The masthead is the most bold and stands out the most due to its red and white coloring on the black background. This has to be done so people know which business the magazine represents. The sell-lines are effective as by using MUSE in block white letters it would attract the already existing fan base of which Muse has, making the magazine sell more.