Q Cover Research

I dont like the cover of Q because i think the photo takes over too much of the page leaving very little space for the text. and i also think that the text colour is also an issure because i dont like how the title of the band "red hot chilli peppers" is very thin, and doesnt stand out because its very hard to read being infront of the image. The same with the small yellow writing. its very hard to make out because of the way its over the image.

This is a cover from 'Q' magazine which will also influence my design. I really like the 'Q' logo because is short and sweet, which makes it easy to remember and very noticeble combined with the bright vibrant colour of red around the white letter Q. This makes the logo stand out being thr first thing, along with the cover photo to be seen. The short logo does not strech across the whole cover which is effective because it allows plenty of space for the cover photo which works well because it allows the image to be the main focus of the cover. The cover photo is again a full face cover photo, however wich is side on and with her shoulder and arm in the image.The photo is again excellent quality and large which draws alot of attention to it. The image being slightly side on, works well on here because it leave a sufficient amount of space on the left hand side of the magazine to allow the main features of the magazine and the logo in the top left to be neatly organised and displayed in a proffesional way not overlapping the cover photo too much, whilst keeping everything quite neat and simple yet very effective. The artists name on the cover photo 'adele' is displayed in a bold large font across the bottom right hand corner which is effective because the white text contrasts the dark background its placed on which makes the text stand out drawing attention to it drawing people in. The Genre of the magazine is approprate for my magazine because its pop/rock music which is the type im going to explore in my final piece, I am going to take inspiration from the cover photo, i like the way it is side on which leave plenty room for text down one side, and i also like the idea of her hair blowing slightly with the words " adele blows it away" underneath the image. It makes the text and image tie in together creating a link, attracting people in by the image being very bold and attractive combined with quite a bold staement underneath. The audience for this magazine is also a good example of the audience im going to attract to in my magazine,which is a teenage- young adult audience.