Q magazine analysis!

Q Magazine analysis

Language- The iconic 'Q' logo on the magazine is located in the top left of the front cover, below the subtext. The red logo stands out on the fairly dark background. This is a major convention of music magazines as there is a distinctive logo on them all so the audience know what magazine it is. This magazine in particular is targeting the band 'Kings of Leon' and this is shown through the main image of the band, and a large strap line across the middle of the cover. Another convention of this music magazine is the promotion of a product on the cover to attract customers to purchase the magazine. In this particular magazine, they are giving away a free CD.

Institution- The producer of the magazine is Bauer media who also produce other music magazines such as Kerrang and Mojo. They have to make sure they produce magazines that are going to sell regularly, so they have to be a good standard.

Audience- Q magazine do not have a specific music genre which they target for an audience. There are different genre's of music throughout there magazines. This gives the magazine diversity and a good opportunity to introduce different music genres into it.

Representation- From the image of the band on the cover, we instantly know the they are a band as they are all stood together and the majority of music lovers know that Kings of Leon are an iconic band with their rock star image. For people who don't know what the band look like are assured with the large strap line across the image saying 'Kings of Leon'.

Ideology- The idea behind the front cover of the magazine is to give the readers an insight into what the magazine is going to include when they read it. They do this by using an exclusive band who will be interviewed in depth and they use an exclusive band throughout the magazines they publish. Also on the cover they have other stories which will feature in the magazine to back up the main feature.