1. Advertising the freebie again, so Sub image, to show
the audience think they’re getting what is in the
something for nothing magazine and
appeal to the
audience
Plug, ‘bowie writes’ to
get the reader to turn Picture of band in
to page 40 and read from of masthead
about David Bowie. shows the
This makes the magazines status
audience flip through
the magazine and see
what else is inside
Yellow, red and green
colour scheme, yellow
signifies the beach, red
is opposite side of
Use of buzz colour wheel. Green is
words to help used to back up the
sell the nature (hippie)
magazine element of the story.
Feature headline, written in
large font to grab audience
attention, draws the readers
Freebie, free CD eye line down the page to the
to give the edge rest of the cover
on other
magazines and
give the
audience an
incentive to buy. Barcode with small price,
not making obvious how
expensive the magazine is.

2. High camera angle
shows him looking up
giving the audience a
sense of power and
Simple layout making them feel like
showing features they are looking in on
clearly the stories.
The artist featured in the stories are in
a larger font than the description of
the article, the audience’s pragmatic
knowledge will make the names
instantly recognisable.
The cover story is marked
out at the bottom by itself
so it is easy to find for the Dressed in red to
audience who have stand out against
bought the magazine white background.
because of the cover. Sunglasses are in his
pocket suggesting
that this magazine
Quote to draw the reveals everything,
reader into this nothing is covered
article and make up.
them want to find
out more

3. Very large text to clearly display a message Bright light suggests there’s
and draw in the reader. It backs up the image something ‘God-like’ about these
used on the right because they look like performers. They are well established
they’re having fun performing. and looked up to.
All in black and
white to give a
Image of live
sense of things
performance directly
getting old or
relates to target
fading/ wearing
audience because they
out. Links to ‘it’s
will go to a lot of live
getting later than
concerts and/or
you think’.
perform live
themselves.
All the
Small amount of performers are
text compared to male, appealing
the large image to specifically a
used. The target white and black,
audience will be male audience.
less interested in
reading and more
interested in
getting the facts
they need and the
photography. The image spills over from the Black and white checks a
Artists are in a slightly larger
right side to the left. The image recognisable pattern associated
font and in a bright white so
represents play and the with this genre of music. Used to
their names stand out. This
text/reading resembles work, this appeal to the target audience,
also backs up the ‘God-like’
portrays that there should be giving them something they can
bright light theme from the
more fun in a work/play balance. identify.
image.

4. Orange, yellow and
Making the audience think
blue colour scheme, all
they are getting another issue
on opposite sides of
for free. Giving the audience
the colour wheel. To
an incentive to buy this
grab audience’s The feature
‘special’ issue
attention band is in front
of the masthead
showing the
magazines high
status
Set next to a
theatre
curtain
showing the Band look relaxed and confident
bands backs up the fact that they have
professional made it, they are professional.
status They are wearing casual outfits
Use of kicker to to support the idea that they
further interest the have come from humble roots to
audience help appeal to the target
guaranteeing they audience.
will see the artist
they want Sub heading using
alliteration ‘back’
and ‘big’ and
contrasting ideas
of ‘room’ and
‘stage’
Price is very small
people will know how Feature headline in large
much the magazine is pastel yellow font, casually
or they will decide if grabbing the audiences
they want it before attention.
they know the price

5. Clearly showing the feature story from the
cover in yellow so it stands out against the
orange background. Sticking to the
orange yellow and
blue colour scheme
to keep the audience
Information on interested.
the latest chart
music to keep the
audience
informed and up Copy of the cover main
to date. image but in black and white
to maintain that they are the
main story.
Picture : text ratio
shows more picture
that text so the
audience is not put Pages that are in every
off by lots of issue, at the bottom in
reading, just short black, there is no need to
snaps of make them stand out,
information. they are already
expected by the target
audience.
Advertising more products from Q,
their website and event they are
holding.

6. Text is organised into
clear sections to make
White background gives it a sort of clean, it easy for the reader to
professional look to it. find what they want to
read.
Red,
The mass white and
amount of black
instruments colour
practically scheme
guarantees that continued
every reader from the
will relate to or cover.
be interested in
this page.
Different instruments and items
displayed as ‘A’ and ‘Z’ to There is more image than text which is
represent the variety and designed so the reader is not put off
creativeness of the Grammys reading the article but drawn into it.
which also reflects the variety and
creativeness of the magazine.

7. Gold is used at either side of the main image to draw the
audience’s eye into the centre of the cover. Also shows
the wealth that surrounds Take That. Buzz word
‘exclusive’ to
draw the
Masthead behind audience in.
main image shows
that the magazine is
well established
Sub heading – use
of pun using one of
Take That’s well
Kicker, mentioning known songs
a band that most of
Black, white and red colour
the target audience
scheme. Black and white
will like and making
symbolise how the band is quite
them continue to
old and classic. The red could
buy the magazine
portray how their audience are
passionate about them, they are
heart-throbs or it could just be
Main image shows the
the use of a bright colour to grab
band smiling and joking
the audience’s attention.
around, showing that
they are still youthful and Barcode and price are close to
reflecting that their music the middle of the cover, either
is fun. They are all the price is reasonable or the
wearing black so they price doesn’t change in each
stand out from the plain issue, the audience would
white background. already know the price so
there is no need to hide it.
Names different bands of many genres
to appeal to all members of the target
audience.

8. Picture of the cover to
show which issue the
contents is for
Stays with the
red, white and
black colour
scheme
established on Features that are usually
the cover. in the magazine are listed
to the side so regular
readers can easily find
they favourite.
New stories are
displayed as pictures
so the audience can
easily identify and
find what they want
to read.
Giving information about
which artists are
mentioned in ‘Q review’
so the audience can
decide if they want to
read the article.

9. The amount of text and images are equal
which shows that the audience will be
equally interested in both the information
and photography of the article.
The use of ‘meanwhile’
Using quotes from makes it seem like a
the article in comic book using
larger red font to storyline to link to the
interest the film idea of the article.
reader.
Using a band that the majority of the
audience will already like. This draws the
eye line across the page so the reader sees
everything on the double page.