Front cover analysis
The cover of this edition of Q magazine uses Muse as its
main attraction, making them more dominant in the page. The caption to their
image says; “where no band has gone before” which also relates to the
background of the image which shows a space scene. This connotates the idea of
the band being ‘out of this world’ and higher than anyone which relates to how
this magazine and many others feel about a band as big as Muse, people see them
as one of Britain’s or the world’s best bands at the moment so the use of the
space background effectively presents this to the audience. The masthead is in
the same place as it is in every issues and it the same bold red colour which
keeps to the conventions of Q magazine and lets the reader instantly recognise
the magazine as one for Q. Also, the bright bold red that it used connotates
passion and love which relates to the attitude and lifestyle the magazine cover
is trying to show, the artists and the audience are both very passionate about
music and the general consensus of views on the magazine is that it has very
high quality music and topics. The top of the magazine has a tear effect to
separate the main cover subject and the other related stories and shows pull
quotes. The tear effect connotates a rebellious theme which relates to the
feature stories it is showing because they are about classic punk bands. The
audience of this magazine is usually older teens but a lot of people in other
audiences read this magazine, old and young. This means the cover is made to
appeal to a wide range of readers, this is reflected on the variety of styles
of images that are used. The image of muse is made to look more modern and
sleek while the ‘punk pig out’ section at the top looks more like a classic
punk rock album cover. This appeals to both older and younger audiences so the
whole range of readers is targeted and is successfully attracted to the
magazine.
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