Conventions analysis front cover and brief

Brief:
To design a front cover, contents and double page spread of a new music magazine. All images and text used must be original, a minimum of four images must be used.

Conventions Analysis of Front Cover:

Language - The use of the mast head being in the top left is iconic as this is what Q magazine do with all their magazines and people will always recognize and associate the Q in the top left corner with Q magazine. They also use cover lines that they know will attract readers of old and may attract new ones too.

Institution - Q magazine is a monthly music magazine published by Bauer Music Group. It's first issue was published in October 1986 and featured Paul McCartney as the main story. In December 2013, there was 52,781 readers in circulation (includes print and digital editions)

Ideology - Q magazine doesn't really have a genre of music that they focus on but their target audience is based at people in their 30's and 40's. They mainly feature established artists on the front cover or artists from the past, this is why I feel that this magazine isn't aimed at teens or young adults.

Audience - The target audience of Q magazine is people around their 30's and 40's. The magazine is also non gender specific as they use the colour scheme red, black and white with gold for the plug ; one of these colours are gender specific.

Representation - The front cover consists of Noel Gallagher took with his arms folded leaning on an amplifier. This demonstrates how the magazine is aimed at adults as he is mainly known for being in the band Oasis which disbanded in 2009.