Jake Worgan

Music Magazine

Magazine title. This is a masthead; the white Q stands out against the red background.

Strapline

Pull quotes: Used to give an insight into the interview

Bold eye catching title

Banner. This is an unusual banner as instead of going sideways across the page it goes down the page. Banners are used to give detail on what is inside the magazine. For example, this particular magazine would have a ‘question and answer’ with Green Day.

Eye contact to help create a connection between Noel and the reader.

Noel leaning on the amplifier which could suggest a link between him and the voice of music. This idea is supported by the pull quotes being placed on the amplifier as if they are coming out of the amplifier then he is the “voice of the music”

Gold colour way and “Goldmine”

Head is tilted backwards, in a relaxed and ‘cool’ way. This image is backed up by crossed arms.

Jeans and leather jacket. Completely casual wear which suits his image of music.

Audience

The audience for Q magazine is predominantly teenagers or young adults. I know this from looking at the ‘media pack’ in which there is a graph which distinctly shows that almost 70% of the readers are below the age of 20 and almost 40% of readers are ages 15-16. The style of magazine and content is aimed at teenagers, we can tell this by the type of bands and musicians interviewed. The style of the magazine is quite adult with a set colour way, this could be to make young readers feel more mature whilst they read the magazine.

Layout

The magazine is laid out in a strong, monolithic structure. Each headline rests on something underneath, for example “NOEL” and the strapline rest on an amplifier creating a well organised and solid looking front cover. The majority of space on the front cover is filled with a long shot of Noel Gallagher and additional space is neatly packed with relevant information on what is inside the magazine.

Language – An extract from the magazine