Clash is a bi-monthly British music and fashion magazine which has a range of genres like rock, dance and hip hop. From the front cover, I can tell that articles from music artists like Jay Z and The Beatles are going to be inside as they are advertised on the page. The target audience for this magazine are 18-26 year old city slickers who enjoy live alternative music from a range of genres.
By the central image, the mode of address that the magazine is using is one eye catching image that the audience can see very clearly. The man in the image is faced directly to the audience to catch their attention and his face takes up more than 75% of the front cover. This tells me that the type of relationship it wants with its readers is a very close and intimidating relationship.
Jay Z is on the front cover because he is a very well known rap star. So if the audience was to take one look at the magazine then they will recognise him and it will persuade them to take a longer look at the magazine and maybe purchase it.
The anchorage text says ‘JAY-Z the worlds biggest rap star reveals all!’ This implies that Jay-z will be giving a full article on eventful parts in his life. By saying ‘Reveals All’, it makes the readers want to read the article because it seems as though he is going to be revealing truths and secrets about himself that the press don’t really know yet. The overall message that the artist is giving is that he has things to hide and he is now going to reveal the ultimate truth about himself or that he is going to reveal how he became the worlds biggest rap star. The magazine represents the Beatles by having two of their band members ‘McCartney and YOKO’ speak to the magazine.
The design of the title block tells me that the magazine is quite sophisticated and stylish because the ‘a’ and‘s’ has a very significant style the way they are joint together. The title of the magazine tells me that the readership have a clash of people reading as this magazine does a range of genres so it has a variety of different audiences reading. The ‘puffs’ suggest that inside the magazine there will be different bands and music artists doing interviews and articles about upcoming songs and their plans for the future. This tells me that the magazine expects to get audiences that like reading about music bands and artists. The main colours that are used are brown white and black. I don’t really find them attractive because they are quite plain and dull and they don’t stand out much so they don’t draw the reader’s attention. The font used is a heavy San serif font to make the writing big and bold so it stands out from the rest of the image. The magazine uses quite a big image to catch the audiences eyes.
Q is a pop/rock music magazine.From the front cover it looks like articles about Madonna, the Artic Monkeys, Russel Brand , and the Rolling Stones are going to be inside. The target audience for this magazine are music buyers male and female over the ages of 25. I think this magazine is targeted for people who have a passion for reading all about music bands and artists and for getting all the latest gossips and updates on the music industry. Madonna is on the front cover because she is a highly famous singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and actress. By putting Madonna on the front cover this will draw in a lot of readers as she is known by a wide range of people so this will catch the readers attention as they will be able to recognise her. Madonna's eyes are looking directly at the audience and she is looking quite mysterious whilst grabbing onto her clothes very tightly so this shows that the magazine wants an exclusivity type of relationship with the readers and they want the audience to know that they have interviews with Madonna that no other magazine has.
There is a slogan on the magazine saying 'Britains Biggest Music Magazine'. This tells me that the magazine is very popular in Britain and attracts a lot of readers. It helps to attract readers because the word 'biggest' is used so it makes readers want to pick it up and see what exactly is inside that makes it the biggest magazine in Britain. The main colours that are used is red, black and white. I don't really find the black and white attractive because they are quite plain colours that we see everyday in life.But the red is a bright tone which stands out from the rest of the front cover.
The 'puffs' suggest that the magazine will be interviewing different bands like the Girls Aloud, Kaiser chiefs and people like Russel Brand and Michael Stipe. This tells me that the type of audience that the magazine will expect to get is young male and females from around the ages of 17-25.
The title block for 'Q' is extremely short and catchy which shows that the 'Q' must be a very recognisable title for them to have shortened it down from 'Que' to 'Q'.The font style of the title block Q is a serif font which looks similar to the italic look. This makes the title block look quite posh and professional with the little flick on the 'Q' as well. The colour red also suggests the style of rock. The letter Q is an acronym which is short for the male name Quinten Richardson who is the former creator of Q magazine.
There is a slogan on the magazine saying 'Britains Biggest Music Magazine'. This tells me that the magazine is very popular in Britain and attracts a lot of readers. It helps to attract readers because the word 'biggest' is used so it makes readers want to pick it up and see what exactly is inside that makes it the biggest magazine in Britain. The main colours that are used is red, black and white. I don't really find the black and white attractive because they are quite plain colours that we see everyday in life.But the red is a bright tone which stands out from the rest of the front cover.
The 'puffs' suggest that the magazine will be interviewing different bands like the Girls Aloud, Kaiser chiefs and people like Russel Brand and Michael Stipe. This tells me that the type of audience that the magazine will expect to get is young male and females from around the ages of 17-25.
The title block for 'Q' is extremely short and catchy which shows that the 'Q' must be a very recognisable title for them to have shortened it down from 'Que' to 'Q'.The font style of the title block Q is a serif font which looks similar to the italic look. This makes the title block look quite posh and professional with the little flick on the 'Q' as well. The colour red also suggests the style of rock. The letter Q is an acronym which is short for the male name Quinten Richardson who is the former creator of Q magazine.
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