Music Magazine: Questionnaire

This is my questionnaire, i am going to create graphs to show the results of who prefered which option.

Music Magazine: Double Page Spreads



The centre image of Solange is colourful in comparasant to the other images on the spread, which are in a simple black and white, by using a coloured image of her in a bright red dress makes her stand out from the rest of the page, this could be abit of a bad thing as when I look at the page all I want to do is just stare at her picture im not intersted in reading the article. The dress and fancy shoes suggest that she is a woman of wealth and she has her own sense of style. The strip along the top of the article where she is standing doing different dance poses suggests that she is maybe a dancer and an athletic person. The line above the top of the article saying "FORGET HER SISTER, THE OUTSPOKEN SOLANGE KNOWLES CREATED ON THE YEARS BEST R&B ALBUMS", everybody knows that her sister Beyonce Knowles is a worldwide famous singer, by saying "FORGET HER SISTER" makes Solange seem much more important as if to say that she is the new girl on the block and to watch out. By putting her name in brighter blue writing again empasises the fact that she's having the article written about her and that it's possibly a big moment for her.
The article is layed out in 4 collums and they are side by side on each sides of the main picture, this makes is fit the whole page and the space is being used fairly well.
I really like this spread as it shows a fierce looking picture of her and they use a strip of images to indicate what she is all about without even having to read the article.

The main picture in this article covers the whole left hand side of the page which suggests that he is a big character. This is emphasised on the fact that he is wearing a big Rolex watch and typical designer American G-Star brand. Smoking the cigar makes him seem a little more superior as it show's him with power just the position his arms are in. The little line used about his right shoulder saying " MICHAEL JACKSON WAS THE GREATEST ENTERTAINER THAT EVER LIVED. I JUST WANT TO BE THE GREATEST ENTERTAINER LIVING", suggests that he was very admiring of "JACKSONS" work. He is bigging him self up to seem appealing to the readers, by saying he "just" wants to be the best enterainer living makes is seem a little more realistic and geniune as he is not trying to replace the spot of one of the most succesful and famous people of the world.
The article itself is very simple and is made up of questions ( asked by the interviewer ) and answers from himself. By looking at his picture you wouldn't think that his responses to the questions would be that detailed and long as they appear on page. This would give the audience a different out look on what they are expecting to see in comparasen to what they are about to read. I don't really that like this article as it seems bland, and there isn't much to it, me as a reader looking at this i would look at the picture and most likely turn the page. There is not very much use of colours or images, and the set out makes it look like two totally different pages. Without the tagline over his shoulder i wouldn't realise that it was part of the same article.



The picture is very edgey and quite masculine, with the checky shirt, black eyes and messy hair. The tagline saying " PEOPLE THINK IM AN ATTENTION SEEKER, BUT IM JUST HONEST" matches the picture the way it is done in capitl letters and white against a black backgroud. The letters aren't alinged properly which gives it a sense of rebelion. Her stance is quite suggestive in that she's got that rebilious side to her. Her elbow come across the other page which her stance which suggests that she's not really bothered about having a prim and proper way of posing for a picture and that she's quite layed back.
The line just above the article is in simple writing, but her name is in red and a mixure of lower and upper case, this shows that she's possibly not a very stable person who shows her personality as up and down.The whole of the page catches your eye instantly, it would make an audience be intreigued to see what this article is all about.
The background is a faded collage of pictures which also suggests that she isn't the "feminine type" and is quite boystrous and wayward. Using the the tagline that they have shows a very honest perception of her and it is in interesting subject. It makes me want to know why she has said this as it catches your attention and has you fixated straight away.
The article itself is simple and in 4 collums this keeps the simplicity of the double spread, it's nothing extravegant, but still has the power to keep you interested in the whole page.

Music- Contents Pages.

I have noticed that looking on various Q pages and covers they use the same layout on each page to keep the similarity. The letter Q is used on every page which could be classed as their "stamp". Their use of the colour red, white and black shows stands out agaisnt the white background that they use each time. They use the a different technique when showing a special thats in the magazine by using a different colour and putting a box around it. They tend to put the titles in captial letters making it easier on the readers eye to notice. The main picture is to the right of the page, the 4 boys standing on a high hill makes the contents page/magazine seem abit more interesting and important as they are standing in the same stance, but they seem quite relaxed and have a look of serendipity about them, as they don't look extremely famous or important but they have obviously had some good luck getting into famous magazine and making up half of the contents page.
The review part at the bottom of the page is stated obviously by using a red block colour with the letter Q inside of it. The word review is written in white agaisnt a jet black backgroud. I think this contents page has been well put together although it seems to be abit scattered, with lot's of writing. 

This contents page is quite simple in the fact that it uses just a plain white background. The contents page lists quite alot of pages but it states by using numbers the most obvious ones to read. By using a collage of the people it's featuring to the side of it and using numbers placed over them aswell as labelled in the contents list, makes them look more important and when an audience see's pictures it's so much more interesting then just alot of writing. They have been very clever about the way they have represented Madonna by using a picture of her looking fiesty and edgey, then using the line "DOES SHE STILL DO IT LIKE A VIRGIN" contrasts her as two interesting characters. The line stating that she was a clean angelic figure, then by using that picture of her showing how she has changed and will the article being written about her be as interesting as the line being used to describe her.
There is a colour scheme of white, grey, black and red being used. This works as they stand out agaisnt the white background and using darker photographs of the people on the right of the page. It is easy to distinguish to pages being labelled and using a little sentence under most of the them to open up the article, This gives the reader a little glimpse of what they are about to read. 



The contents page is layed out very well, the use of colours and clothing on Ciara work well with the whole page. Everything is grey, white and black. The contents page shows the headings for the articles and pages written very clearly. It is easy to establish which are labelled titles and the ones that are not. By using the picture of Ciara is shows that the main article will be mainly based on this famous figure. It shows the magazine to look glamourous and possibly aimed more at females as she looks wealthy and her pose looks very interesting, this would make the audience want to see the rest of her photo's and read the article written about her.
The use of using different fonts shows that everything has been thought about quite obviously and clearly as to who the magazine would appear to. It is also easy on the eye to gather that it is a contents page. By placing the letters of contents underneath eachother and using the picture of Ciara lying down with her legs up and the page numbers and headings underneath eachother possibly suggests that everything inside the magazine goes down, for example putting the less interesting things or not as noticed things further towards the back of the magazine. I think that this is a very well layed out contents page, it doesn't confuse me and it is clear what i am looking at. The surface area of the page has been used to it's best and too many things aren't being just thrown on the page without any thought and lot's of confusion.



Preliminary Tast- Mock Contents

Music- Magazine Cover Research.

The masthead is just the letter Q but it stands out because of the two colours. It is obvious what the title is because it's bigger than the rest of the writing on the magazine cover. The main picture is in the centre of the magazine, the colours are very dark with the clothes that Cheryl is wearing, her make-up however is quite light, and her lips are red the same colour as the majority of the writing on the magazine. The colour red contrasts the other colours which instantly makes you want to open the front page and start reading. The cover lines are varied in font sizes from CAPS LOCK to just normal, by doing this it's easy to distinguish what are cover lines, names and the title. This shows you the different sections of what is most likely in the magazine. Everyone knows that Cheryl Cole is a pop icon from 2004 to present, she's very popular and girly. However this cover shows a darker side to her which represnts the magazine e.g the cover line 3 WORDS CHERYL ROCKS!. The magazine Q is not a pop magazine for example the bands and music it talks about such as Muse, Vampire Weekend & The White Stripes these are popular things.
The main target audience is obviously aimed at people who love music, and want to find out what is going on in the "musical world". The fact that above the masthead the line " The UK'S biggest music magazine" is placed there bigs up the magazine to look the best on the shelf. Using such a famous icon instantly makes the magazine more interesting and most people would probably only buy it because it has her on the front page. It also gives the reader and sense of enthusiasim to read it to see what " CHERYLS DONE NEXT!" effect.

The masthead on this cover is covered up mainly by the main picture and a cover line. This works because it is a well known music magazine (Rolling Stones). So the missing S T O doesn't make a difference to fact that you can't see the whole title. The main picture of Zac Efron works well agaisnt the white background of the cover as he has a white t-shirt on and fairly tanned skin. The fact the coverline next to him is in capital letters and big saying " New American Hearthrob", and showing him with his abs out and his top lifted up to show his physique and his big Hollywood white smile makes him look and sound like the new face of the media. The audience of this cover is obviously aimed preferably at females. The colours are playful which suggests that the magazine is possibly aimed at younger people, rather than older.
The coverlines  for example,  "M.I.A SEX,TERROR & HIP-HOP" these three words are very strong and are normally associated with younger generations. They are at the bottom of the page to suggest that it isn't as important as the rest of the coverlines on the cover. The colours that are used are neutral and the braclet that Zac Efron is wearing is orange like most of the coverlines this makes everything match and go together. They have the kept the similar colour scheme which works it doesn't clash with the rest of the cover. Seeing a younger person on the front of a cover who is well known straight away makes you want to open the front page and find the main article straight away.

The masthead is the same size font and colour as the name "RHIANNA", however it is still easily distinguishable what the title of the magazine is as it has a website underneath of it. The colour scheme is mainly dark colours using black, pink and purple. Rihanna's make up is also dark colours using black and purple too, this shows the obvious colour scheme on the cover and on her face. The glitter encrusted parrott on her shoulder gives the magazine cover a sense of edgeyness. Her stance shows alot of attitude with her hand on her hips and how her face is slightly facing up rather than to the floor to show that along with he cover line underneath her name " YOU NEED PEOPLE AREN'T AFRAID TO TELL YOU WHEN YOUR'E F**CKING UP". This empahsises the fact that the magazine is obviously trying to be edgey.
There aren't very many cover lines on the cover of the magazine, but the big writing and famous picture on the front makes up for it. "THE STATE OF MUSIC TODAY" coverline is in capital letters showing that it is standing out and you eye wanders and see's this straight away underneath listing other very well known people bigs up the magazine and shows how popular the magazine obviously is for somebody that doesn't actually read them. By telling the audience at the top of the cover that they are introducing a new NME, and that this one is 4/10 special edition covers, they are obviously trying to state that they are making a new type of this magazine and they want it to be better and bigger than ever. Saying that this is the 4th edition of the this "new NME" and using Rihanna as their centre picture shows that they have thought about profit they would make off the front cover from people just buying it and who their targer audience is, which is obviously younger people although it could be aimed at the older generation too.