qanalysis

Title, simple big, iconic, red reflects style

Tagline: ‘Worlds Greatest’

First name, recognizable, no last name needed

Controversial quotes from main article, draws in audience.

One simple main image, yet effective. Famous, clothing is part of style and amplifier shows the music side

Famous bands, target audience

Colour stands out, and names of bands attract audience

Popular musician with interesting quote

Alternate genres persuade a wider audience

Other featured bands, shown in smaller font, not very eyecatcing

Demographics and genre conveyed; rock, British, punk, indie, ska etc.

Comical little drawings, part of the styleRange of good quality and intriguing photos

House style

Small labels, stand out, style.

Advertisement of magazine

Overall, clear, understandable layout

Page numbers, titles and descriptions, easy to comprehend

Shows layout, this section is for those who regularly pick up magazine, areas that are consistent in style throughout

Cover story not exclusively promoted, giving other stories room to shine.

Nice looking feature – ribbon style article title

‘Adam Ant’ bold, along side quote

Professional layout

Older photo reflects former years

Consistent style, bold question, normal font answer.

Excerpt in large red box, fits in with house style and also catches attention of reader. They’d read quotes then want to read article

Name of section and Magazine

More quotes and captions

High quality photo, conveys genre

Introduction; establishes style, uniform, simple

Caption of picture

Large, off centre, main image, interesting layout and choice of image.

Name promoted

Interview style article, formal content, like a conversation

Stylish box for quote

Range of quality images

Recurring housestyle and consistency of fonts:Attract a target audience

Keeping in line with layout and style. Curved not pointed edges

Musicians name promoted

Pictures frequently captioned in magazines

Continuation of Q and A format, very formal.

Issue month and page number

Conclusion

Overall the magazine looks like a good example of a professional magazine. There are some issues with the front cover with reference to the amount of space that is left unused, but this could have been a purposeful aesthetic choice. Although I really like it, I’m not sure if I want to use it as a style model, as I still need to use questionnaires to figure out what my audience wants.