Analysis of Q magazine #Tinie Tempah

I looked at Q Magazine and I analysed the front cover to explore the different features it had, and how it uses image, text and colour throughout the page.

­With the main image it stands out from the rest of the text this allows it to be noticeable, the use of glasses makes him seem more mysterious to its audience which could entice the reader. The colours of his shirt links in with the main cover story and the puff/ cover line, the shirt makes him look sophisticated, and his facial expression pursues confidence and no fear because we can’t see his eyes. The two different colours used on the side of his face (blue/redish-pink) could connote two sides of his personality; the blue being his softer gentleman side and the redish-pink being the bolder side to him, conveying power and dominance within his music.

The puff that’s used under the masthead could suggest the magazine has a lot to offer because it says: DISCOVER GREAT… which means its audience will be in for a treat; also the other puff which is used on top of the main image helps boast about the magazine because it’s very popular and has been running for 25years- this can persuade the audience to let them know it’s a good magazine because its been published for a long time. Also the main puff/ cover line helps boast about the artist more because it’s telling the audience that they must collect this edition because he’s in the ranking of one of the best artist out of 25, which gives him a better image because he’s being portrayed in a good light. The main cover line which is used as a quote, would attract a big audience because it draws them in to knowing his life story and how Music changed his life, the quote used is short and snappy which connects to the audience better because its leaves them in suspense.

There are two types of typography being used, one that’s bolder written in upper case lettering and the other that’s softer and has more curves to it. The main cover line is written with the bolder font so that it stands out and attracts its audience, whereas on the cover lines it uses the softer font which make the artists seem not as important because the main artist to focus on is Tinie Tempah.

The typography used for the artists’ name look as if he’s signed it himself which could be purposely done for his audience, to make it look sentimental for its reader because it looks personalised.

Within the layout and composition of this front cover everything is in line with each other, there isn’t much happening on the page which could make it better for an audience because the main image and cover lines speak for it’s self which could entice people to buy this magazine. The main image looks as if it’s pushing the main cover line of the page, this is to enhance on how important the main image is and what it’s trying to offer its audience.