Q Magazine - Double Page Spread Analysis

Q’s style includes using red, white and black text throughout their magazine, these colours are stylish and look professional with the way Q use them throughout the magazine. A small red banner has been included in the introduction page of the article which covers the top left corner of the feature article photograph, written in the red, dropped down banner reads “Q the month in music”, the ‘the’ is written in a skinny, white font whereas the ‘month in music’ is written in a bod white font, the letter ‘Q’ is shown in opposite way to the way it is written as the logo on the front cover,  a red Q in a white box allowing it to stand out from the red banner. The feature article photograph is of ‘John Newman’ with his hair slicked back and wearing black ray ban sunglasses, a white shirt and a black jacket at the zoo, this conveys to the reader that he wears stylish clothes no matter where he is.  The star is standing in what looks like a koala bear enclosure, underneath the red banner in the top left corner of the page reads ‘Grin and bear it: John Newman fails to charm the locals at the Wild Life Sydney Zoo.’ This links to the photograph included in the article. The feature article photograph covers both the introduction page of the article and half of the second page where the article begins. Above the running head is a banner which reads ‘Q introduces’, the Q is written in a red font whilst the word introduces in a skinny black font. The running head is included underneath this, which reads ‘John Newman’ in a bold, black font, allowing the reader to know straight away who the article is written about. The first letter of the main body of text has been made big, written in a large, bold, white font inside a red box, exactly like the Q logo on the front cover of the magazine. A faded yellow box including John Newman’s guide to ‘Northern soul’ has been included at the centre of the bottom page beside the main body of text. In the bottom corner of each article page, Q have include the date the issue was written, the page number and the letter Q reminding the reader, what they are reading, how up to date the article is and what page they are on. A pull-out quote written in a bold, black font inside a pale, yellow box has been included within the article which reads, “The brain tumour gave me a kick in the arse.” This gives the reader an insight in John Newman’s life and also a connection with the star they are reading about.