Q is a popular music magazine which features a variety of different artists/bands on the cover and within. In this case, the main focus is the singer and songwriter, ‘Lana Del Rey’. On the image Lana has blood dripping from her head which links the play on words below stating ‘So what’s so bloody good?’ giving the magazine a playful aspect. Also, she is wearing white so that the rest of the magazine, such as the sub-headings and other features stand out more above the medium shot photo. If the picture wasn’t enough of an indication, her name is written hugely to the left of the cover in a pink, bold font. This helps stand out on the magazine because the background is majorly white with subtle hints of red, and yellow. Her name is the largest font showing that she is the main feature of the magazine and so that it can appeal to any of the readers who

are fans of hers; who then may be persuaded to purchase the magazine. The logo of the magazine is quite simple but is in a bright colour in the left corner which makes it impossible to miss and has a small caption on the bottom saying ‘Discover Great music’ which links to the fact it is a successful magazine, dedicating time into providing the readers a great source of entertainment and musical knowledge. The subheadings of the magazine are a variety of different colour which means they all stand out above the white background in different ways. Arguably, the yellow sticker with ’26 festivals to blow your minds’ is quite eye-catching and may not be as visible if it was written in a centre alignment form like the rest of the subheadings. The rest of them vary from pinks, whites and blacks, and even reds; which is similar to the logo and is coincidentally, right below it. The skyline of the magazine is a mixture of yellow and pink and is written in a black, bold font which makes it stand out. It is also presented in a fun way with a different colour box per word, and is in a zigzag formation. The magazine also offers other features, such as a barcode – necessary for it to be purchased or even look like a professional magazine and a price, which happens to be displayed quite small as the public aren’t really happy on spending lots of money on a magazine.

The double page spread of the Q magazine is also featuring Lana del rey. As we can see, the first page of the spread is a huge photo, which is a close up shot, of the artist which is presented or edited to be in quite a dark manner. This could subconsciously link to the fact her music isn’t typically happy and can be considered quite dreary in itself. Following this theme, the next page is in a basic black and white colour scheme which offers a lot of

information and context about her as a successful singer and person; having this kind of article could be a big hit for people who are fans of her and will obviously want to find out more about her which in the long run, could increase sales. The way the 2nd page is set out is quite different in the way that there’s a huge S behind the text which links to the first line of the sentence. The remaining text is fit around this, and so isn’t in a standard lay out as you would find usually. The first line of the text says ‘She looks demonic standing there in her white slip dress and prom queen crown.’ as an opener to grab the reader in and become interested in the article itself. This line uses clever techniques to highlight the fact she isn’t really a girly person, but can be described as a demon whilst being crowned anyway. The rest of the article goes on to describe in detail about her and her music career, and this is a good idea if you want to interest fans of hers, or even potential fans.

The contents page is still focused on Lana del rey, as we can see the largest image there is of her, and is of a similar style as the previous one, with blood dripping from her head. Although, she is the main focus, there are still some other pictures, however smaller, which show other artists/bands featured in Q! Also, on the images is a page number which make it easier for the readers to find a specific page based on who they like.

To the left of these images is a column with some more key pages, and their titles. The first thing on their is also an image, then a title, and some information. The colour scheme still has stuck to red, as it did with the cover with the page numbers being read, along with some of the text. The masthead for this page simply states ‘Contents’ in a regular bold font, with the same strap line as with the logo ‘discover great music.’ We can

sense as a reader that the magazine designers have cleverly linked it together with similar themes, and colour schemes, making it overall quite aesthetically pleasing.