Analysis of "Q" Front Cover

Looking as this magazine we can see clearly that the masthead is in red at the top left side on the magazine, every Q magazine is layout the same this is to allow the viewers to recognise the magazine. At the very top of the magazine (The puff) this is all in capitals and is there to raise the status of the magazine. The main colours of the magazine are red white and black, this makes the magazine look quite rock and creates edgy mood.

Looking at one of the headings located at the very bottom of the magazine “Cheryl Cole Rocks” This links very well with the image of Cheryl as she looks like a grungier and very rocky, as she has dark black hair and pale white skin and red lipstick represents sexiness.

Looking at the magazine as being a rock magazine the image fits in very well with the target reader as they have portrayed Cheryl as being a grungier. Looking at her pose this also shows that she is a grungier as they have gone for the wet drowned look, with the pale skin and dark black hair. She also has very black eyes and red lipstick with her licking her finger this also shows that she is trying to look sexy.

On the magazine there are various strap lines with different names of artists this shows that there are going to be articles of them inside. Also on the cover the main cover story (Cheryl Cole) shows a pun in the title “3 words, Cheryl Cole rocks” as a posed to her album. The different cover lines are located mainly along the left hand side on the magazine and are made to stand out by using thick block colour which is different to the colour of the picture which is covering the whole magazine, this is done so that readers can see the stories easier when they stand out on the shelf and want to buy the magazine to see the specific people inside. The language used on the magazine is very positive as they use words referring to the magazine as Best, Biggest, Rocks this shows that the magazine is very successful and is very well known and popular, this will also give the readers a good impression of the magazine.

I think this magazine will work very good and appeal to a lot of different people as well as its known genre as Cheryl Cole is representing the magazine in a positive way and everyone looks up to her and wants to be her, therefore by looking at this magazine and seeing her on the front readers will automatically want to buy it. I also think the front cover gives a good indication on what’s inside as it has several different strap lines along the sides.