Front cover 5: Q magazine (The Killers)

I have decided to analyse this magazine because the image shown on the front cover looksvery indie and also Q magazine is the second most indie magazine behind the NME, so it is good to get a variation instead of just analysing the NME.

The image is ver stereotypical of indie music, the stance of the artist layed back with his head tilted, looking down on the camera makes the artist look like he is looking down on everyone and this preserves indie cockiness.  The very serious face of the artist shows that he is very serious about his music.  The artist is wearing a black leather jacket and the magazine uses a white font over the top of this jacket, this is very good because the two colours contrast meaning the font stands out from the background.  Lot's of other images and band names are surrrounding the main image and this shows that the magazine is not all about the main image artist, which is very good for a variation of audiences.  The Q logo is positioned in the top right hand corner, this occurs on every Q magazine which shows the consistency of the magazine.  The logo is very large which shows that the magazine name wants to be clearly presented to the audience.  The barcode is positioned at the bottom of the page away from all the main information and images, this is good because it is not noticed by the audience.  There is barely any free space on the page which is good because it shows the energy of the page and it also shows the audience the variety of different artists that are involved in the magazine.  Each different image/artist name down the left hand side of the page is divided by a little formatted line, this is useful for the audience to tell what the difference between the artists.
For my magazine i will also use a divider line/piece of formatting to divide the information on the page, this is good for the audience so they can tell the difference between the pieces of information.  My page will also be packed with information, this is good to show the audience the amount of different things are involved in the magazine.