Textual Annalysis

Q magazine front cover analysis

Banner
This magazine has a banner. A banner is usually used to tell the reader another  reason to buy the magazine. This magazine says "THE UK'S BIGGEST MUSIC MAGAZINE" It think that this is very good as it attracts the reader and persuades them to buy it.
I also like the colours as the white really stands out on the black and they really compliment each other nicely also the black looks good with the picture as most of them are dressed in black. All top magazines usually have a banner and I feel that it is a great idea  to use them, as they attract more people to buy them.
Masthead
This Music magazine also has a masthead which involves the name "Q." Every magazine needs one of these to tell the reader what the magazine actually is so that they can identify it when they go out looking for it. I really love how the title is just a letter and not a word as its very original and different than normal magazines, I might consider using a letter for mine. The colours also attract me as the white on red sands out a lot and is very vibrant, however I don't feel that it works well with the image as the colours clash. Lastly I like the use of sans-serif wavy text for the "Q" as I feel that font was a great choice and its very effective and goes well with the rest of the text on the page. I feel that they could improve the title a lot by experiment with different fonts and maybe using less clashy colours, I feel that this wold make it more successful.
Cover lines
This front cover consists of only one cover line, and that is "Artists of the century." This tells the reader that when they buy this they will get all the inside news of top artists of this century. Even though I like this cover line, it is the only one and the magazine needs one or two more to draw people in to read it. I really like the use of colour and the font sizes as it helps it to stand out that little bit extra, however, I don't think that the font links in with the theme of music but it does look very modern. So if they were to do this again they could add in more cover lines and changes the font.
Images
This magazine consists of a various amount of images but edited to look as if its one. I feel that this is very effective and works really well as it shows a load of modern artists from this "century" that would appeal to the younger audience and make people want to buy it. This is very successful
ColoursI don't think that the colours on this are very successful at all apart from the red background behind the "Q." This really helps it to stand out whereas the rest is all dull colours. I think that the creator of this magazine should have made the people in the photo wear more colourful clothes so that it would catch the eye of the reader.

Conclusion

In conclusion, I feel that this cover is quite successful, But If it was to improve it could maybe improve on the colours and font choice, and also maybe add in more cover lines to persuade people to buy it.

Kerrang! magazine front cover analysis

Banner

This magazine has a banner at the top of the page. The banner is usually another reason to buy the magazine. "8 page pullout!" I think that it's a great idea as it attracts readers to buy it especially when it has a free poster. I also like the colour scheme, white and yellow on black, this really helps it to stand out, also the font is a great choice as it's in a normal font but if it were to be made again they could possibly experiment with the fonts and maybe even the colours.

Masthead
This also has a masthead which every magazine has "Kerrang!" I really love the font choice as it links in with the whole rock theme and the colour also stands out on the grey background, even though the colour doesn't link in with the theme. I also love how the font is behind the image, this really makes the image stand out and look as if it's popping out of the page. If this were to be improved they could maybe try changing the colours and maybe the composition, but I feel that it looks great the way it is.
Cover lines
This magazine contains a lot of cover lines, for example " GREEN DAY exclusive us tour" I think that the cover lines are vital to persuade people to buy the magazine, I feel that the cover lines in this magazine are very successful as there are eight and also the colour scheme and fonts work extremely well even thought he colours would not usually go well together. This is one of the most successful covers that I have seen. However if it were to be improved, they could maybe cut down on them to make it a bit less crowded.
Images
The images work very well on this magazine, Thee is one main image of the lead from green day and also a image of slipknot in the bottom right hand corner. I really like how the main image is just one person and I also like the effect of the light shining behind him because it really highlights the fact that he is a great musician. However I do not like the bottom left image as I feel that it looks out of place. If the creator of this were to do this again he could maybe get rid of that one and just keep the cover line.
ColoursI really think that the colours in this are extremely well picked. I really like how the Creator of this magazine chose colours that would not normally be on a music magazine e.g Yellow green and white. also how he chose colours that don't go well together. I do not think that he/she could improve on the colours but he could maybe experiment with different colours.

Conclusion

In conclusion, I feel that this front cover is one of the most successful magazine that I have seen and don't really think that it could be improved. However I do have some ideas that might improve it... Getting rid of the bottom left image and also experimenting with more colours.

Kerrang! magazine double paged spread

Banner
There is no banner on this double paged spread which is normal for a music magazine. However I think that i might add in one for mine to make it look a lot more original.

Main Title
I really like how the main title is pushed to one side of the double paged spread and the sub title is a quote and a lot bigger. I also love how the title is framed so that it will stand out a lot more and it really helps the reader to determine what this page is about. I really like the colours black and red as it really links in to the rocky theme and also Stands out a lot which is vital for a magazine as it needs to catch the readers eyes. Lastly the composition and the typography is very well done as it is arranged perfectly so that it can be easily seen. Also big bold font is very effective as it makes the writing easier to read, Also the texture of the font is really rock/punk themed as it looks like its been scratched/ripped away which I feel works well.

Images 
I feel that the images of the band work really well, and also the black and white effect does too, however I feel that it needs a little more colour as its not that eye catching and a little boring. The composition of the images work well too but I feel that there is a little too much images, so I think that they should take away one or two to make it look less overcrowded.

Colours
I do think that the colours on this works well, however i think that more vibrant colours need to be added as it looks quite boring and dull. If I were to change anything from this I will add in more vibrant colours, this is something that i will consider for my final design.

Lastly I really love How there is a box saying "whats to come" as it really helps p[persuade the reader to buy the next issue.

Conclusion
In conclusion, I feel that this is very successful and is one of the best double paged spreads that I have seen however it could maybe have lees images because it look a little too overcrowded and it could also maybe have a few coloured images.