Monday, 10 January 2011

Tetual anlaysis of front covers

Q295
This magazine is by Q- (issue 295). Q's magazines are published once a month and usually have many pages and reviews as such they are the type of magazine that people collect. They largely have interviews and reviews about artists that are currently popular although they regularly have stories about the best albums, artists etc. within a certain time period. This magazines colour scheme is gold, red and black this is used in the front cover image, mast head and cover-lines; this colour scheme makes the magazine have a grand look to it as if it were an award. The colours are used in varying combinations so that all the text can be seen, however the red is still the dominant colour. The main image on the front cover is the vinyl record which makes it clear straight away that it is a music magazine also this image fills all of the cover but is dropped into the background so that everything else overlaps it. The title Q was used as people used to queue up for albums. Also the high quality covers and design used make the magazine look expensive, also they relatively are and that is why the price is hidden.
                        (Both kerrang and Q are published by Bauer publication)
The front cover of this magazine is dominated by a single image of the band My chemical romance, also the headline that links to the image is written in the bands logo font. The colour scheme uses red and yellow keeping in theme with the main image, however the mast head is in Its own individual font and in a different colour to make it stand out . The word kerrang is also an onomatopoeia for the sound of a guitar string being plucked, this links to the brand Identity of magazine as they usually feature rock music. The mast head is covered up by the main image to give the magazine a further depth of field, although smaller images are used at the bottome to make the page fuller this makes it seem like there is more content thus making the magazine look as if it is better value although the price is still relatively hidden. The coverlines are at the top and bottom of the page and they are mainly the names of other sub articles within the magazine.
 
NME stands for new music express commonly associated with punk rock although they have since expanded their genre. The front page is covered by text because of the cover lines that give information about other articles, although the image of eminem draws the most attention however this image was taken at a live concert and so we presume that NME did not actually take it, this makes it look cheaper compared to the other magazines as there photos are actually staged. The colours used are black, white and red, the black is used as a background and is the main colour in the image making it look simple na dless expensive compared to something like Q magazine. NME use the same font on the front covers making it look simple yet again. This is the only magazine where the image does not overlap the name.

These three well known magazines each have there own website and music channel this works to advantage thus making them commonly known.

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