genre.
Colour
The colours used on the front cover consist of red white and black, complimenting the image of Cheryl Cole's white face, red lips and dark hair. This creates an aesthetically pleasing front cover to attract readers. Also through the use of red white and black, generally rock genre colours, the colour scheme maintains the rock image of the magazine and appeals to traditional fans. ALso by presenting a rock image on the front cover, the magazine is appealing to large audience immediately as a rock image and sound is fashionable in the the modern market. Further more, the bright red and white colours again the dark black colours adds a splash of excitement to the page connoting to the reader that the inside of the magazine will also be exciting. Finally through the use of red black and white the magazine is targeting a unisex audience as there are no colours such as blue or pink which are targeting a specific gender audience.
Design
The layout of the page is conventional of magazine front covers and follows the traditional layout of Q magazines consisting of the large bold red and white masthead in the corner with the feature image below it. The masthead is extremely eye catching in red and white and placed over the main image with the bold white strapline at the top of the page in Capital letters stating 'THE UK'S BIGGEST MUSIC MAGAZINE'. This emphasizes the successfulness of the magazine attracting a larger audience as it represents the idea that the magazine must be good as it is the most successful. It also allows the magazine to stand out from a distance. Following on, 'Cheryl Cole' the name of the music artist covering the front page is printed in bold white font causing it to be one of the first things you notice when looking at the page. By making 'cheryl Cole' stand out excessively it is ensuring hte magazine will appear to a large market of buyers by making it clear that a very successful and popular music icon is the main feature and the main focus of the magazine.
Images
The main image on the front cover is a close up of Cheryl Cole a very popular music artist in England, targeting the magazine at mainstream music fans. However by converting a pop artist into an image of a somewhat rock artist with the dark hair and studded rock ring, it is attracting a wider audience of rock fans also it connotes to the readers that there is a wide range of music genres within the magazine. The glossy image shows that the magazine is of a high class and presents to the audience that inside the magazine there will be feautures of well-known artists as oppose to new upcoming bands. This cover shows she is launching her solo career and tells the audience this with her new song and album name located underneath the image.
Pose, Hair Style, Make Up
Cheryl Cole on the front is posing in a provocative manor by licking the ring she is wearing creating a sexy image resulting in the female audience aspiring to be like her . The seductive pose also attracts a male audience and is enhanced by the wet hair look and red lipstick which is also adapted from the opening setting of the film Sin City in which it is raining.
Language
The language used on the front cover is straightforward and symplastic targeting an everyday audience who will identify with the magazine. However with certain words such as 'Rocks' the language is aimed at rock fans who stereotypically will identify with this language. Through the use of the 2010 printed in bold white font at the top right hand corner of the page, a wider audience is being attracted as it represents the fact that the magazine is new and up to date yet broadens its appeal with the incite that inside is a feature of 'John Lennon's lost weekend' attracting a more mature audience as John Lennon would appeal mostly to the audience of his prime. The front cover consists of a hybrid image adapting the theme of the film Sin City which consists of intertexuality from the Film Noir. This allows the magazine to identify with several people who know the film.
Words used on cover
A pun is used on the front cover when it says 'three words cheryl cole Rocks' using the name of her new album and single 'three words'. This instantly allows the readers to identify with the magazine as they would have heard of the album and song and it stands out due to words being printed in different sizes and fonts and colours. Several different types of fonts are used on the front cover to make a more exciting front page with versatility.
Overall Impression
The overall front cover is effective as it targets a broad audience due to many different things on the front cover but generally young adults who are interested in the latest trends in music. It provides a good incite as to what is in the magazine at a quick glance due to the bold fonts and colours used. The front cover is affective as it consists of a well known pop artist who has been transformed into a rock look to follow the sterotypical genre of Q yet broadens the appeal as it shows other music genres are in the magazine also. With the use of different sized and coloured fonts the front cover looks more exciting allowing it to stand out on the shelf.
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