The document provides an analysis of a recent music magazine. It describes the magazine's use of color (mainly black, red, and white throughout), fonts (4 different fonts on the cover), and writing style (informal with simple sentences and rhetorical questions). The magazine features a variety of article topics, including interviews and profiles of musicians. Background research found the magazine has a monthly circulation of over 52,000 and covers diverse music genres without targeting a specific audience.

1. Case Study of a recent music
magazine
Danielle Canepari

2. Front cover

3. Contents page

4. Double page spread

5. Use of colour
• I think the colour cohesion of this music
magazine is the same throughout the whole of
it.
• Inside and out, the magazine’s colours are
mainly black, red and white.
• This is good because that is the theme of
colours that I want for my music magazine.

6. Use of fonts
• On the front cover there are 4 different fonts.
• 1st font
• 2nd font
• 3rd font
• 4th font

7. Writing style
• The writing style for this magazine is informal.
• There are a few made up words like ‘superstardom’.
• It is very easy to understand.
• The sentences are simple to read but with a few bigger
words.
• Short sentences one after the other and rhetorical
questions are used a lot.
• Most important words for a non-reader are either in a
bigger font, capital letters or in a form of an
icon/picture.

8. What articles are featured?
• ‘Sex, drugs, rock’n’roll… and a hit man’ – 2 page article
• ‘The government have a file on me, but there’s nothing they can pin on
me.’ – 1 page interview
• ‘Heavy metal kids’ – 1 page article
• ‘Back from the brink’ – 2 page article
• ‘Recruitment drive’ – 1 page article
• ‘Access all areas’ – 1 page article
• ‘Labrinth’ – 1 page article
• ‘Kiesza’ – 2 page article
• ‘Cash for questions’ – 4 page article and interview
• ‘Kasabian’ – 2 page interview
• ‘St Vincent’ – 2 page interview…
… AND MORE
• Overview: about 2/3 of the magazine is full up of articles and interviews.

9. Background research
• Circulation: 52,781 (ABC Jul - Dec 2013)
• Frequency: Monthly
• Publisher: Bauer Media Group (German
publishing company based in Hamburg)
• First issue: October 1986
• Editor: Paul Rees
• Cost: £3.99

10. Representation
• Q magazine do not have a specific audience.
• It also doesn’t have a specific music genre.
• The music genre is never the same.
• It doesn’t target either male or female.
• The music genre could be hip-hop, pop, rap,
heavy metal, rock, alternative.