Magazine cover 3 analysis

The advertisement of the free magazine is shown twice on the magazine for emphasis of it’s importance. It is written at the top of the magazine cover, above the masthead and the band. Because it is written like this, it suggests that it is more important than the rest of the magazine. The audience are fully aware that the CD is free because the words ‘free CD’ are written in a different colour to the rest of the text. The main image on the cover is a picture of the band Kings Of Leon. This suggests that there will be interviews with them inside of the magazine and it creates and enigma for the audience, as they want to know why this band is on the cover. People that like this band and similar bands will be likely to buy this magazine after seeing the band on the cover. The lead singer is stood in front of the other band members, which suggests that he is more important. The lead singer is more popular than the rest of the band, and more people will recognise him. Additional sell lines are all together on this cover. They are in a separate box so they do not get mixed up with any of the other information. The magazine cover has the same three colours, black, white and red. The sell lines are written in black and white and are in a light pink box so that they stand out. At the bottom of the magazine cover, is another sell line written in a red box. The word plus is written in white, and the rest of the sentence is written in black, and is difficult to read. Because it is difficult to read, it creates and enigma and it makes the audience want to read more. The main sell line on this magazine cover, is the free CD included. We know this because the picture of the CD is covering some of the picture of the band, which suggests that it is more important than them. The picture is also very large, being half the size of the whole cover. The words ‘free CD’ are written in a similar style to the masthead. Both texts are white on red backgrounds, and this shows the CD’s importance. Because the style is similar to the masthead, it draws the audiences attention to it first. The name of the magazine is ‘Q’ and because Q are a popular magazine, they don’t necessarily need to have their name visible at all times because people are aware of what the magazine is called. Because the band are covering some of the title, it suggests that they are more important than the name of the magazine. The title is in the top left hand corner which is where mastheads are typically placed.