q contents page analysis

Q magazine contents pageQ magazine is published by Bauer media group and focuses on the sub genre of rock music with musicians like ‘Kings of Leon’ and ‘The Foo Fighters’. The general reader of ‘Q’ is male in the age range of 15-24. They are interested in other subjects other than music but like ‘Q’ because of its variety of different information.

House Style The contents page has a continuation of the house style with the use of red, black and white from the front cover. They have placed the brand identity onto the page for brand identity.

The font for the masthead and ‘contents’ is serif so this gives a formal tone to the reader. The rest of the text is sans serif and this makes the text relaxed and informal.

The language is informal so this is used for the younger audience in the age range of 15-24 as this is more relaxed.

Content of the magazine

Page numbers are used for selected features. They reference the cover story allowing it take up a large section of the page.

The articles that they have used are going to be some of the most popular subjects for the market.

The articles range from mainstream rock music but then also accommodates for a niche audience with articles about death metal and nirvana

Layout

Split the ‘Q reviews’ into categories so that you can find information easily and makes the layout organized.

The contents page is has a 50/50 split in the ratio of text to images on the page.

The page numbers on the contents page are only showing for the articles that would be popular with the audience. This would be used to persuade the reader to buy the magazine.

Images• The images used for the contents

are all ‘long shots’ and contain a varying number of people in the images.

• All of the images have a relaxed feeling with the facial expressions used as well as the posing of the people.