LIAAR anaylsis of a front cover 3

L- Q’s masthead for this is just a letter which compared to other magazines is different and would stand out on a magazine shelf and because it’s placed at the left hand side it would be seen behind other magazines on a shelf. The colours are eye catching the red and white font against the black background stands out. The image is a close up this shows the artists expression which looks seductive and rebellious. Her red lip stick goes with the font at the bottom of the image and the highlight around the masthead. The rain makes the image look more seductive which would be appealing to men. The flash stands out and as it’s highlighted in a grey colour would stand out and draw attention to the reader or fans of John Lennon. The slogan ‘The UK’s biggest music magazine’ stands out against the red masthead because it’s white but matches the house-style colours.

I-Bauer Media Group publish Q magazine every month. They publish every issue monthly. Bauer Media Group also publish for women’s magazine such as Heat, More, Grazia and Closer. They also publish for men’s magazines such as FHM, Zoo and Arena HOMME.

I-The content of the magazine fits well with the target audience which will be monthly readers or fans of the artist. The genre of this issue will be a pop genre which will draw in an audience. Q changes its cover every month changing it to different artists who will draw in a wide audience and this would sell well for the magazine. The seductive image of the artist will draw in men this is a selling point for the magazine to get someone young and attractive to draw in men/women.

A- The target audience for this magazine would be a pop audience because of the artist but her fans would be drawn to buying it and monthly reader or men who think she’s attractive. The magazine will draw a different target audience every month by changing the cover and the artist on it.

R-Q has created a positive image for their magazine by having a specific target audience in mind every month and changing the content to fit this. This is a positive way to sell their magazine.