2. Masthead – Extremely large,
takes up a vast amount of
the magazine. The white
and the red make for
extremely bold colours
against the black and white
background. There is a 3D
shade around the letter Q
which gives it a much more
finished and glossy look
Text style – Big and
heavy font makes the
magazine much more
bold. Constantly written
in capitals to make to
create a confident
theme to the magazine
Exclusives – Makes the
magazine seem more
original and elite
Quality – The use of a
black and white main
photo gives the
impression of a sleek
and glossy cover
Layout – Very ordered and
none of the pull quotes and
headlines have been cluttered
together. They have used a
basic colour pallet of red, grey,
black and white within the text
so that the different colours
each represent a different story
and cannot be confused with
one another.
Cover Price – Its
quite costly at £3.90
but I think this gives
it a higher status and
exclusivity against
other magazines
TASK 1: DECONSTRUCTION
3. Text differing from
Lower case to
Upper case letters
– give a unique
and exclusive look
The text is
extremely bold
due to the
thickness and the
use of upper case
letters. The red
also looks daring
against the white
background
The pictures takes
up the whole side
of the page with
layered text
created on top
Basic black heading and
a simple heading makes
for a relaxed sense
which will help calm
the whole page
By using three columns
instead of two makes
the page look more
sophisticated and neat
as it gives more
information with the
small size of the letters
The massive ‘T’
helps to create more
colour and boldness
to the page which
will overall attract
the readers. As it is
transparent we are
still able to read the
writing but it gives
an original sense
By adding the small magazine
masthead and page number at the
bottom of the page, it creates a
more cutting-edge theme
4. Mast Head -sophisticated
font, but is not white like
the Q logo. It is placed at
the top where you
expect it be as the
majority of magazine
contents pages do this.
The layout - the page
allows the reader to
navigate easily.
Although the listings
are the purpose of this
page, they are kept to
the sides so that the
overall look of the
page grabs your
attention. The page
numbers are bold and
the images they
accompany are
generally together to
avoid confusion or
untidiness.
Necessary Information -
the issue number is in
the box at the top of the
right side page and is
issue 284 of Q, so we
know it is a long running
magazine which is
important because it
shows how big the
magazine is.
Text - there is not an overwhelming
amount of text, the only part that contains
a bulk of text is 'The Q Review', which is
clearly a regular piece in each issue. The
purpose of the text is to inform the reader
where they can find what interests them.
Font – the text stands
out, but the same
font is used regularly.
This causes the
contents page to
appear sophisticated.
Images – there are a
total of 9 images. They
vary in size, but only the
image of the anime
character is large. The
other images are of
singers and bands.
Colour- Red, white, black and
purple are the colours that stand
out the most. Red and white are
most frequent due to them being
Q's trademark colours- making the
contents page more warm.
