Magazine Cover Analysis Three

This episode of Q Magazine is a magazine based on rock music. This backed up by the red and black colours mainly used which we immediately associate with Rock.

The header Q is always in the same place; top left of the cover which enables instant recognisability.

Q is a letter not widely used so it could connate that the magazine is different and therefore you should read it and see what it’s all about. They have a cover line which tries to seduce the viewer into buying the magazine as Q is “The UK’s biggest music magazine” which means it must be a decent read so why not buy it! The coverline is not the only thing that is trying to seduce the viewer into buying it. Cheryl Cole. Often seen as a very attractive woman is sat on the front cover gazing intently into your eyes whilst licking her finger stud…Some if not all men would find this attractive and would want to see the image again and read what the image is all about. The wet hair also entices the target audience of men to purchase the magazine. The main coverline on the magazine is “3 Words…Cheryl Cole ROCKS”.  Cheryl fans will relate to this as one of her songs was called 3 Words so this brings in more people to buy it as it is based on Rock but then Cheryl cole is also appearing to bring in more contemporary fans.

As in most magazines there are three colours. Red, black and white. The red and black as said before match the rock theme and the white stands out infront of the dark background. The close up of Cheryl Cole matches the colour scheme. She has a pale face and is dressed in black with red lipstick which carries on with the colour scheme.