
Analysis of front cover:
The main colour scheme of the front cover is red, white, gold and black. It is essential to use these colours in every issue of Q magazines so that loyal reader's can feel like they are building a relationship with the magazine because they can always associate and know that the specific colours are used for the 'Q' magazine. These colours relate to both male and female therefore showing the magazine is aimed at both genders. The gold is used to highlight specific points on the front cover such as ‘Green day’ to grab the audience’s attention and to emphasise that a well- known famous band is included in the magazine. The gold colour symbolises that it is special and exclusive to the magazine such as the ‘Q awards’ because gold is a rich and wealthy colour. The red colour scheme is used throughout the magazine to link it all together. The red is a noticeable colour and has the connotation of danger edginess and rock but also seductive to show the mix between the genres of pop and rock/R&B. The black helps to tone the bold colours down and the white is used to keep the emphasis on the central image.The pug positioned at the centre right of the magazine isolates specific information so reader’s can see it quicker and easier and become attracted when they first see it on the shelf. Take That are a well- known popular band who everyone knows which is why they have been chosen to be the front cover. The public will all immediately know who they are and promotes them as well as the brand of the magazine. The main image of the magazine has to be a well- known artist to ensure reader's will recognise them. The central image of Take That is of them all piled up on top of each other with them all smiling and laughing. This image is fun and shows the genre of the magazine is fun and entertaining pop and not serious hard rock. They are all dressed in the same colour to show them as a band and that they are together. The black may represent toughness and masculinity and shows the rock genre of music.
The logo of the magazine is placed at the top left of the magazine so the reader can clearly see the brand of the magazine before they purchase it. It is important to include the logo so that readers can immediately know what genre the magazine is and always associate it with the brand of magazine. The word ‘exclusive’ makes it seem as though the magazine is special and is the only magazine which include what Q includes. This therefore makes the reader want to buy it because they think they won’t be able to read the information anywhere else. The examples of major bands and artists such as Eminem and Linkin Park are listed at the bottom of the page to attract the reader’s attention. If the reader likes a particular band/artist listed at the bottom of the page they are more likely to buy the magazine to read about them.

Analysis of contents page:
The house style of white, red and black has been continued into the contents page. The logo is again positioned in the top left of the page to highlight the brand of the magazine and so that reader's don't forget which brand of magazine they are reading. The logo is repeated throughout the magazine perhaps because there are similar magazines on the market such as NME which uses the red colour scheme too. The title is clearly located at the top of the page so readers know it is the content page and can find what they are most interested in. The issue number is next to the title on the right to show how many issues of the magazine have been published. This could also be a promotional tool to show how good there reputation is because they have been on the market for a number of years. If a reader notices that a magazine is on it's 293rd issue, they are more likely to trust the magazine and purchase it because they realise how popular it is. The issue number is also used if people want to find a specific issue of the magazine that they enjoyed. A different image of Take That, takes up most of the left page to emphasise who the main article is about. Take That is a world famous band who have been releasing singles for a number of years and are enjoyed by mature adults as well as younger adults. The same band is used as the front cover to show it is the main article and shows it is from the same issue. The largest page number on the page is next to the image to show the reader that the main story of Take That is on that specific page and to again emphasise they are the main artists included in the specific issue of the magazine.There are different images of well known artists such as Rihanna shown on the contents page with a page number next to them. This helps the reader find the article about their favourite artist rather them flicking through the magazine trying to find it. It also tries to attract the reader by showing them glimpses of well- known artists so they want to find out more about why they are there. Down the left hand side of the page, there is a list of the different articles included in the magazine with a page number next to them which are separated with red lines to make it clear that there are different articles throughout the magazine. The sub titles are in bold with brief information underneath in a smaller font so the reader can quickly read through it to see if they would be interested in reading the full article.The right hand side column shows the ‘regulars’ articles which are featured in Q magazine in every issue. These articles are also separated by red lines to clearly divide the different features of the magazine.

Analysis of double page spread:
The red, white and black house colour scheme is maintained throughout the magazine and the double page spread. This links the whole magazine together and ensures the reader remembers the colours so they can associate the specific colours with the brand of the magazine and immediately find it next time they want to purchase the magazine. The large image of Cee- Lo Green on the left hand side of the double page instantly draws the reader to the page and shows who the article is about before the reader even begins to start reading. The large image is meant to be recognised by reader's because if they are interested in the genre of music the magazine includes, they are expected to know who the artist is. This is the reason why the title only says 'Green' rather than the artists full name. The reader is supposed to know who 'Green' is without even being told the full name. The artist is wearing a very bright coloured top to draw attention to him and to show he is a bright and bold person and that he is the most important thing on the page. The artist is wearing a lot of jewellery and sunglasses which suggests he is edgy, unique and fashionable. The image fits with the mixed R&B/pop/rock genres the magazine is. However the chain he is wearing around his neck suggests a rap genre rather than rock/R&B which was surprising, but was probably used to emphasise his fashion/trendiness. The title of the article engages the reader and tries to make them read on by giving a glimpse of what is included in the article. Within the title, ‘Cee- Lo Green’ is highlighted in red to grab the reader’s attention as he is a very popular artist so are more inclined to read on. The red writing stands out more than black writing so that the reader can see it straight away. This helps attract the reader to read the article because they can find out about their favourite artist. The drop- caps ‘T’ and ‘A’ are used so the reader can straight away find where the starting point of the text is and again they are in black to link in with the rest of the article to show it all connects together. The page is laid out in two columns so it can be easily read. It looks more sophisticated than having 4 or 5 columns because the it looks like more writing which reflects the magazine being aimed at adults.