The most outstanding feature in my opinion is 'Kings of Leon'. The masthead is situated in the top left hand corner and takes up the area of 7.5 times 7 of the page. The colour of the masthead is red and white and the font used in San Serif. This is a font i would consider using in my own music magazine because it is simple but stands out and easily recognized it also looks professional. There are two cover stories and a plus which gives three more headings which are involved in the magazine. The font is not all the same size, the headings are big and bold and then quotes from the artists are in smaller writing. All the font is not the same 'Fleetwood Mac' is different to all of the other text used on the magazine front cover. The font style represents the genre of general pop because it is simple so would fit any genre, there is also black and red font used which represents the fact the magazine is aimed at male and female's. There is some text on banners, a quote from Kings of Leon, the Plus stories and the Fleetwood mac cover story are on banners but there are not semi-transparent so you cant see any of the pictures through them which are behind the banners. the main colour scheme is red, white and black which is the same as the other 'Q' magazine i have analyzed i noticed the colour scheme was red, white and black, this tells me that this is a trademark of 'Q' magazine. I think this magazine is aimed at 20's + as Fleetwood Mac is a old band although i would read this magazine as i am a fan of Fleetwood Mac at the age of 17. The heading 'World exclusive' would make the audience want to read this magazine because it makes them think all the information has never to been exposed to the media before so they want to know the gossip of the music world. The pug on this page is the Fleetwood Mac story at the top of the magazine front cover. Unlike the other 'Q' magazine from June 2014 this magazine has a slogan 'The world's greatest music magazine' i think this is to make the audience believe that this is the best magazine they could read which involves information about the music industry. There is no sell line on this particular magazine which is the same as the other 'Q' magazine i have analysed. Again i have noticed the 'Q' magazine continues to make their magazine at a high quality with the famous stars they use making it sophisticated along with the glossy effect on the front cover making it hard to wear and tare. The image relates to the headline as it states 'Kings of Leon' and the image is of the band Kings of Leon. Two of the models are looking into the camera and two of the models are looking away, this makes the band look relaxed and more approachable to their fans. The shot used for the photo is a mid long shot i know this because the picture is taken from far away but it only goes up to their thighs. This image is a studio picture i know this because of the lighting on the forehead of the middle two models and the fact they have been cut out to put onto the front cover, The bottom half of all the models are covered by text in a banner and the middle two models are covered at their chest by a quote from the Kings of Leon which is also in a banner. The picture is sharp and clear but you can't see much off it but it is plain but slightly cluttered. The image of the magazine cover is in colour and the main part of the image takes up half of the A4 page. The models are located at the bottom half of the page and they are all wearing grey, black and white, i think this is so it contrasts with the red box around the quote from the Kings of Leon. The outfits the band is wearing are casual and isn't over the top, it is something a regular person would wear on the highstreet. Their hair and makeup makes the band look comfortable like that is how they would look on a daily basis. There are no props being used in the image. There is no free CD or any other freebie with the magazine just like the other 'Q' magazine. There is a housecolour used, Red, it conotates the masthead as it is surrounded by red, red is used as a border around the banner with the quote in from the Kings of Leon, it is also used as a heading 'World exclusive' and 'From rock star to murderer'. The image of the band follows convention of music magazines, When i create my music magazine i would consider using the colour scheme and a simple masthead. I don't like the fact there is a font change just for one section although it is a good technique to make the Fleetwood mac part stand out, i prefer to keep the same font as it makes it look more professional.
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