Magazine Cover analysis
Q magazine
This cover for Q magazine features Florence and the machine as the key signifier. The magazine is mostly aimed at a male audience which could explain Florence’s body language and chosen outfit which exerts sex appeal which is something that she as a performer is not often associated with unlike some other more mainstream artists like Cheryl Cole for example. However, it is also subverting the stereotype of a rock n roll front man, as the main feature of the magazine is called the 100 greatest front men and beneath it reads ‘starring the best new frontman Florence’.
It also depicts her as though giant surrounded by some of the world’s most famous land marks emphasising on London, Paris and New York which are considered to be the centre of modern day pop culture the way she has been depicted and the low angle shot that has been used shows her to be empowering to women and makes her look domineering and superior so again the stereotype is being challenged. I would say that the target audience is someone with a cultured background and definitely leaning towards the middle classes. Which would explain the use of the global land marks because these are the places that the target audience are likely to spend time, or at least have visited and be familiar with.
Although Florence is an artist that has only really emerged over the last couple of years the rest of the acts on the cover far more support the concept of an older target audience e.g. Iggy Pop, Freddie mercury and Axl Rose. It is showing the need for older people to try and relate to acts that are aimed at a younger audience.
The font chosen are mostly Times New Romanesque they are all fairly formal there is no curved edges to the typography however if does have an element of elegance which reflects the target audience effectively. Research would show that the colour red is the most appropriate to attract someone to something and the Q magazine title and logo is iconic for being a red cut out Q and the surrounding colour scheme is complimentary to this and the it sticks to three or four key colours so at to keep a balanced palette that is aesthetically pleasing to the reader to this is also achieved the use of only one image it makes the cover seem uncomplicated classy and effortless.
Also the lack of ample support stories surrounding the main one shows that the magazine most likely relies on customer loyalty, Q is most likely a magazine that the audience will buy at the start of every month similar to vogue but unlike something like heat magazine where the buyer may only pick one up once in a while.
Q magazine
This cover for Q magazine features Florence and the machine as the key signifier. The magazine is mostly aimed at a male audience which could explain Florence’s body language and chosen outfit which exerts sex appeal which is something that she as a performer is not often associated with unlike some other more mainstream artists like Cheryl Cole for example. However, it is also subverting the stereotype of a rock n roll front man, as the main feature of the magazine is called the 100 greatest front men and beneath it reads ‘starring the best new frontman Florence’.
It also depicts her as though giant surrounded by some of the world’s most famous land marks emphasising on London, Paris and New York which are considered to be the centre of modern day pop culture the way she has been depicted and the low angle shot that has been used shows her to be empowering to women and makes her look domineering and superior so again the stereotype is being challenged. I would say that the target audience is someone with a cultured background and definitely leaning towards the middle classes. Which would explain the use of the global land marks because these are the places that the target audience are likely to spend time, or at least have visited and be familiar with.
Although Florence is an artist that has only really emerged over the last couple of years the rest of the acts on the cover far more support the concept of an older target audience e.g. Iggy Pop, Freddie mercury and Axl Rose. It is showing the need for older people to try and relate to acts that are aimed at a younger audience.
The font chosen are mostly Times New Romanesque they are all fairly formal there is no curved edges to the typography however if does have an element of elegance which reflects the target audience effectively. Research would show that the colour red is the most appropriate to attract someone to something and the Q magazine title and logo is iconic for being a red cut out Q and the surrounding colour scheme is complimentary to this and the it sticks to three or four key colours so at to keep a balanced palette that is aesthetically pleasing to the reader to this is also achieved the use of only one image it makes the cover seem uncomplicated classy and effortless.
Also the lack of ample support stories surrounding the main one shows that the magazine most likely relies on customer loyalty, Q is most likely a magazine that the audience will buy at the start of every month similar to vogue but unlike something like heat magazine where the buyer may only pick one up once in a while.
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