Q Contents textual analysis 3

Q Contents page textual analysis

The look of this magazine is simple and plain colours have been used so the look more natural. There is a strip across the top that has ‘contents’ written on it in white bold letters. Next to the word contents is the Q logo and slightly to the other side are the issue number and the date it was issued, also in white smaller text.

The Q in the corner of the page is a symbolic and indexical sign because you have to learn what it means to recognise it and it has no connection to a magazine because it is just the letter Q.

The picture on this page is of one of the bands from the music genre, they are standing in a wide open space which gives the connotations that there music could be quite deep and meaningful. There is a white box with a red page number and there name showing clearly what page to look on to read more.

There is a picture of an artist who is the biggest and best music dude from the text on the strip. He is leaning against the pillar so he looks ‘cool’ to go along with the language used in the text. This picture is an iconic sign. Beside the picture there are some page numbers that the reviews are on mounted on to a blue box background to give the magazine some more colour.

There are three other headings on the page for each separate sub-category of the magazine of which 2 have smaller red strips with bold white lettering on top. This has been done so that it differs from the main headline and so that it fits the tidy style of the rest of the page. Also red is a vibrant colour so it catches your eye straight away.

Underneath each sub-category are the page numbers which are in red and the topic for each page in black normal font. Underneath them are descriptions of what each section is about in a much smaller black font.

There is another section on the page that has a fainter red box outline and in the same colour but text is ‘oasis special’ as the heading. Underneath this is the same layout as the other pages but with the fainter red for the numbers. This is done because this issue of Q is specially dedicated to oasis the band so a number of pages will be about them.

The 3^rd heading on the page has the same strip layout as the title so it makes the page have 2 sections which are the contents and then the review. Next to the heading ‘review’ is some smaller text in white still that says ‘THE WORLDS BIGGEST AND BEST MUSIC DUDE’ that tells people he will be reviewing.

Overall, This magazine provides a fresh feeling due to the pictures so it suggests the music genre could be quite calming and this look goes well.