Case Study of a recent music magazine

Danielle Canepari

Front cover

Contents page

Double page spread

Use of colour

• I think the colour cohesion of this music magazine is the same throughout the whole of it.

• Inside and out, the magazine’s colours are mainly black, red and white.

• This is good because that is the theme of colours that I want for my music magazine.

Use of fonts

• On the front cover there are 4 different fonts.• 1st font

• 2nd font

• 3rd font

• 4th font

Writing style

• The writing style for this magazine is informal.• There are a few made up words like ‘superstardom’.• It is very easy to understand.• The sentences are simple to read but with a few

bigger words.• Short sentences one after the other and rhetorical

questions are used a lot.• Most important words for a non-reader are either in a

bigger font, capital letters or in a form of an icon/picture.

What articles are featured?• ‘Sex, drugs, rock’n’roll… and a hit man’ – 2 page article• ‘The government have a file on me, but there’s nothing they can pin on me.’ – 1

page interview• ‘Heavy metal kids’ – 1 page article• ‘Back from the brink’ – 2 page article• ‘Recruitment drive’ – 1 page article• ‘Access all areas’ – 1 page article• ‘Labrinth’ – 1 page article• ‘Kiesza’ – 2 page article• ‘Cash for questions’ – 4 page article and interview• ‘Kasabian’ – 2 page interview• ‘St Vincent’ – 2 page interview…

… AND MORE• Overview: about 2/3 of the magazine is full up of articles and interviews.

Background research

• Circulation: 52,781 (ABC Jul - Dec 2013)• Frequency: Monthly• Publisher: Bauer Media Group (German

publishing company based in Hamburg)• First issue: October 1986• Editor: Paul Rees• Cost: £3.99

Representation

• Q magazine do not have a specific audience.• It also doesn’t have a specific music genre.• The music genre is never the same.• It doesn’t target either male or female.• The music genre could be hip-hop, pop, rap,

heavy metal, rock, alternative.