Front cover texual analysis

Front cover textual analysis

 

 

 

On the front cover of Q magazine, the masthead is placed on the top left hand corner of the page. It is effective because colour scheme of red against white really makes the letter stand out, and it is also what you would call an enigma as the audience may not know what it means. The main image of Lana Del Rey takes up the middle third of the cover and she uses a direct mode of address, looking directly at her audience to entice them in. The magazine uses the tagline "Discover Great Music" and it is set underneath the masthead so it will be one of the first thing that the reader will see when they look at this magazine. The skyline at the top of the magazine is also an important feature of the article. It has the words "140 Songs You Must Download Now" going along the top and this is effective because it ties in with the Pop/Indie/Rock genre of this particular magazine as each word is in a box and they're all laid out in a jagged line, emphasising the quirkiness of the magazine and the genres as a whole. The magazine also uses buzz words to express their excitement to the reader. "With Exclusive Pro Green Track" is an example of this because the word 'Exclusive' makes the magazine stand out, as it implies that this particular magazine has information that nobody else has yet, making it seem more important, thus enticing the audience further. Sell lines are placed around the main image, and these are useful because they give the reader a small insight as to what is inside this particular magazine, and they use small secondary images or brightly coloured graphics to attract their readers into buying their product and reading further. The anchorage text is placed to the left of the main image and is there for the purpose of giving a meaning to the main image and also giving a slight hint as to what the main article is about. They do this to attract the attention of their target audience and hoping it appeals to them. On Q Magazine, the anchorage text underneath 'Lana Del Rey' says 'So what's so bloody good?'. This is a rhetorical question for the reader, asking what is so good about Lana Del Rey and why she is popular with people of all ages. The reader may also want to know the answer to this question, so they may buy the magazine to find out the answer. This is exactly what the magazine is trying to convey to their audience. The magazine also uses a colour scheme of bold colours such as red, purple and yellow to contrast with a white background. This gives us as readers a feeling that the boldness and brightness may be reciprocated in the kind of music genre that Q magazine is based upon.