Mag Cover

       Q Adele
I evaluated the Q magazine front cover with Adele. The cover conforms to mainly ideas associated with music magazine covers. The classic iconic 'Q' symbol is located in the left corner, this is clear so the potential reader can imediantly  identify what the magazine is when choosing to buy in a shop. Because Q is such a , recognized brand the slogan below the symbol is slightly covered by a 300th issue badge, Q can do this because it is well known therefore manly people already know the slogan. This is common in well branded magazines, they often cover parts of the title with the esumption the audience is likely to know what the title or slogan 
The colour scheme of the front cover reflects the general colour scheme of the magazine; red, white and black all used for the font. Different sized font is used to emphasize different parts  lines and words, the words all related to the contents of the magazine and are used to attract an audiences interest. 
The bar code is placed in line with a section of text along the left side. This makes the bar code fit in and not drawn attention away from the action on the page. 
Like most Q magazine covers, this uses one musical iconic for the main photo of the magazine. The photo is a close up of just Adele's face. The photo is heavily edited and she is wearing a lot of obvious make up; this makes her stand out and appear flawless. Many icons used for the front of Q are seen as idols, therefore their image tends to be appealing and inspiring. 
Along with being such a national hero and recognized women, Adele also has her name in front of her photo in capitals and large font. Q magazine has an importance to use famous musicians and want to highlight their importance by boldly showing their name, in music often people may not be instantly recognizable the face of a singer if they have only heard their voice, so using 'ADELE' clearly in front of her photo over comes this factor. The magazine cover only has one photo on the front of the magazine. This allows all the attention to focus on the artist. This conforms to most musical magazine concepts, most only have one photo but quite a lot of informative text about what is featured in the magazine cover only has one photo on the front of the magazine. This allows all the attention to focus on the artist. This conforms to most musical magazine concepts, most only have one photo but quite a lot of informative text about what is featured inside the magazine.

This magazine cover analysis has helped me for my own work. It has gave me an initial insight into what goes in to a music magazine cover. I like the image of Adele; the shot captures her iconic appearance, the way in which they've used such a well known and loved artist is a good technique to make the magazine more appealing to the audience. I have learnt it is important to make the front cover appealing as it is the first thing an audience will see and tends to be what makes them buy the magazine.