This Q magazine is the magazine that introduces the comeback of Kate Bush!
The masthead on this magazine is the most outstanding feature. I feel this because most of the cover is black, white and other dark colours, which makes the brightness of the red stand out massively. The masthead is in the top left and is a bold white 'Q' on top of a bright red square. The masthead is in a san serif font, i like san serif as i feel it looks neat and bold.
I feel that the headline on the magazine is another outstanding feature. The text "KATE BUSH" is written in a bright white font and is bold. This feature is a great idea for attracting the audiences eye from the shelf. I feel that this is a feature i would consider using on my magazine as it is outstanding and will attract the target audience. The font for this is also san serif.
On the cover of this magazine there is 4 cover stories and then the main story on Kate Bush. 3 of the cover stories down the side of the cover are the same size and the same font, but the first cover story under the masthead is different to the others. This cover story is 3 cover of magazines with text underneath, this is a very interesting feature as it makes the cover of the magazine more interesting and appealing to the reader. Also i like the idea of having one of the cover stories in a different format to it being just text, this is something i may use when i create my vintage magazine.
The font style represents the genre of the magazine because it is clean and neat. This magazine is vintage and this would appeal to the older target audience as it looks neat and is not to outstanding that it takes away from the image and headline of Kate Bush.
On this magazine there is a banner which goes all across the top. This banner is not the usual banner as it is just text and has no box around it. I feel because the banner is just writing it makes it a more outstanding feature. Also the brightness of the white and the bold features stand out against the darkness of the top of the photograph.
On the cover the main colours used are black and white but with a feature colour of orange of the artists jacket. The use of just one colour adds a lot of effect onto the cover and it looks very artistic and eye catching. I feel that the magazine is made to appeal to mainly females but i also feel that Laura Mulvey's theory of 'male gaze' is used in this photoshoot of Kate Bush. I believe that Kate Bush is doing this for 'Male gaze' i believe this because this is not the usual look you see from her and the image is designed to show Kate's features to make her appeal to the male audience. The image is an extremely artistic to look at as most of her body is under water. The photo is a high image shot and the model is looking directly into camera which makes the magazine more personal. Another feature i like about that magazine is that her clothes and hair just flow around her due to the water which gives it some natural aspects. The main article on Kate is to show her resurfacing to the music industry, i find this interesting because the image is of Kate surfacing to the top of the water which is a symbol for her resurfacing to the industry.
The photograph used is a clear link to the headline. This is due to the headline and the image being the same person as the main feature of the magazine is about the change in Kate Bush "then and now". Kate Bush is looking directly into the camera, this gives a very personal feel to the magazine as it looks as though the artist is looking at the buyer. The shot of Kate is a medium shot as you can see the waist upwards. I feel as though the image has been manipulated because Kate's face is very bright and clear and is a clear outstanding feature against the dark water background. The background used for this shoot is water, this is very unusual but it suggests to me that Kate is making a come back to the music industry like floating back to the top of the water. The image is taken in colour. The model is wearing vintage clothes that represent the genre. Hair and makeup that have been used for this shoot look very natural.
The magazine is advertising free music for 60 days. This is a good device to lure people in to make them interested in the magazine.
Elements i particularly like that i might use for my magazine is the use of one colour that clearly stand out against the rest, and also that the headline is a lot bigger than the cover stories which makes it more luring to the target audience.
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