By Rebecca Dafter

The masthead of this magazine

cover Q is on placed on a red box

which makes the white text stand

out as it contrasts with the

background it’s on. The masthead

is behind the main image which

shows that the magazine is so well

known that you are able to cover

it.

• The selling line for ‘Q’ on this

issue is the black banner above

the masthead on the front cover

reading ‘FREE MUSIC INSIDE’

which interests people to buy the

magazine as they believe they

will be given free music when in

fact it will be links to websites or

download links.

• The main image is of ‘Florence

and the Machine’ The shot used

for the photo is a long

shot, which is unusual for a

magazine, however the full body

image is appealing to the male

buyers. The artist on the front is

wearing revealing clothing as

this is what will attract male

viewers. The artist is looking

down which suggests power, her

pose emphasises this. Her red

lipstick is stereotypically sexy.

• There are pictures of famous

landmarks around the world

behind the main image, which

suggests that this artist is

conquering the world, kind of like

a super hero, which is

something that appeals to

men, the images are also

Phallic.

• The colour scheme for the

magazine is red, white, black

and grey. The cover used 4

different colours instead of the

usual 3 to attract more

attention, and catch the eye of

readers. The white background

compliments the image as the

artist is dressed in black, the red

text of the white background

also compliments the masthead

as they follow the colour

scheme.

• There is one button on the front

cover, which is telling you about

a feature you can find inside of

the magazine ’41pages of

reviews’. It has a red font to

emphasise its importance. The

button looks carefully placed to

keep with the sophisticated

setting.

• In this front cover, the selling

lines are the name of the artist

‘Florence and the machine’ with

a large full body image however

this isn’t the biggest selling line

on the cover, the banner at the

top is the most dominant and

draws the reader in. This is not

normal for a magazine as

typically the selling line would be

the artist on the front cover

• The explanatory text are quotes

from interviews within the

magazine such as ‘I want to beat

my own head in’ which interests

people to read further into the

story. Quotes also allow the

reader to know that there are

interviews indie the magazine

and allows the reader to connect

with the interviewee before

further reading

• On this front cover, there are at

least five types of font which is

unusual for a front cover as

usually magazines tend to stick

to 3 types; keeping a simple yet

professional and neat look. This

magazine breaks conventions to

give it that urban feel which is

relevant to this particular

magazine.