I have analysed a front cover of Q magazine which the singer called cheryl cole is featured in. i have explanined why they have used her what kind of people would buy this magazine and also the what the colours of the magazine state about the atmosphere.

Analysing a magazine ftront cove

Looking at the front cover it is obvious that there is going to be an article on the celebrity called Cheryl Cole, because she is on the front cover which means this issue will be about her life and career as a pop artist. The target audience for this magazine will young women and men from the age of 20-30 years, this is because Cheryl Cole appeals to the young generation as she is quite young herself and also the music she makes apply to this generation of people.  The interest of these people might be that they enjoy Cheryl Cole music which is pop and also she might be a role model for them. Also people that enjoy reading rock magazines might be interested in this magazine.

The magazine is trying to pursue Cheryl Cole in another manner. Usually Cheryl Cole is seen as carm and collected and isn’t really outgoing however in this image of her she is seen as fiery and loud. Also the fact that the magazine is a ‘rock’ magazine explains why her makeup is very dark and she has no colour to her. The magazine wants a secretive dark relationship with its readers because the fact that Cheryl isn’t really smiling and doesn’t look happy also tells us that she has plenty to say and it may imply that she has a dark side to her.  The anchor age text say ‘3 words Cheryl Cole rocks’ the fact that Cheryl coolers album is called 3 words states that she thinks the audience should know this already and the word ‘ rocks’ isn’t usually associated with Cheryl Cole because she usually is on magazine such as heat and closer. The fact that Q have featured her on their front page shows that she is growing up as an artist and that she is taking her career more seriously and is try to appeal to other audiences. The message that Cheryl Cole is giving off is that she is growing up as an artist and is changing her appearance.

The design of the title block tells us that the magazine is a very serious magazine and that they are serious with what they do. The puffs in this magazine suggest that other artist such as ‘snow patrol’ will be featuring in this magazine. The fact that snow patrol will be appearing in the magazine tells us that men at the age of 20-30 who are interested in rock will be reading this magazine. The colours of the magazine are very different from each other they all bring their own atmosphere. The red shows how passionate she is about her career and also it makes a loud energetic atmosphere. However the black is a contrast from this because it makes the atmosphere appear dark and shows that she has a dark side to her and the white just balances off everything and shows the other side to Cheryl which is she is a nice person who just loves her career. The fonts used are straight and haven’t got and twist and bends to them which again shows the seriousness of the magazine. The way in which the magazine attracts the audience is by making Cheryl look wet and also given her a kind of evil look which will attract readers because it will stand out on the shelves.