Front Cover Analysis

this is Q magazine, although they don't always do rock in this addition of the magazine they have changed their usual style and created more of a rock vibe to the magazine. the masthead is larger than it usually is on their magazines and they have added an effect where the Q looks like the artist from muse has smashed the masthead with his guitar. the smashed up letter is typical of a rock magazine. Kerrang also use rough and broken looking letters in their mastheads as it created a hard rock look. the colour scheme also consists of basic dark colours. this again is conventional of a rock magazine as the music is often associated with dark meanings so bright colours would not fit in well.


the colours also help to make the image stand out. it gives a very 3D like effect to the magazine and the writing which is either highlighted white or is white, stands out and is easy to read. the Artist who is Matt Bellamy from the rock band Muse, is also represented in a typical rockstar way. he is wearing tight trousers which are common for rockstars to wear along with a very unique looking leather jacket. The electric guitar also helps the audience to instantly recognise him as a rockstar as the guitar is an instrument used in many rock songs and so an audience who didn't recognise the musician would be able to tell it was a rock magazine with a rock star on the front. Matt Bellamy is also well placed on the magazine. He is big but not too big that he takes up almost the entire space of the page with his whole body being shown while leaving enough space for writing.

the words on the side of the magazine are also typical of any magazine. the follow the conventions through using thick letters and standing out against the background. The letters also fit along with colour scheme of white and red as there is a red line beneath them.