Q magazine has kept the consistency of placing their Masthead at the top left corner of their every magazine. As you can also notice that their masthead is partially covered by the head of Dave Grohl this implicates that this magazine is popular that it does not need a clear undisturbed image of their masthead to be recognized. This can also implicated that the editor does not want the main image covered by the masthead as Dave Grohl is a very popular music artist and they need to make sure that their main image is undisturbed to be recognizable as possible.

Q magazine has again kept a consistency of keeping their main image nearly always a facial shot. If you look through several other Q magazine you will discover this is very true. They almost do this commercialize the cover persons face using it as their ultimate selling point. Using mainly facial shots for your magazine cover can increase the attention that it can attract, because a persons face is the most recognizable body part and can still be recognized even from a distance.

Red is mainly used for this magazine cover to signify the passion mainly associated with rock music. It can be seen in the mouth of Dave Grohl, Mast head, Essential Info and Sub head. The use of red on this magazine cover can also be related to the fire coming out of Dave Grohl’s mouth where a mini version of himself and his band mates are playing again relating to passion, where he & his band mates breathes fire for rock. The fire on his mouth can also conjure an image that he is rebellious & devil like. The editor has done this to their main image to make it thought provoking and possibly even invigorate passion with Foo Fighter fans.

The Main sell line & Sub head on this magazine cover are relatively small and not as eye catching as you would have in other magazine, though this is not an error the editor of this magazine knew well that the size and appearance of the main sell line & sub head does not matter mainly because the Main image sells itself and Dave Grohl is massively popular that it does not require much introduction. Although the main sell line & sub head is in mediocre quality it does not mean it is not in great composition “this will kill me” & “fighters” are much smaller and then is aligned to “Foo” this particular composition is relatively eye catching. The quote by Dave Grohl “This will kill me!” is also made ambiguous to attract curiosity from potential buyers. The extra sub head “DAVE GROHL SAVES ROCK. AGAIN.” is relatively small for a sub head but very much alike the other sub head it is ambiguous to attract potential buyers and a different colour scheme makes its bold and stand out from the main sell line and the other sub head

The sell lines on this magazine cover dwarves each other depending on the popularity scale take, Biffy Clyro, Arctic Monkeys & Nicki Minaj. The three has different colours but the same font. What stands out the most is the their popularity is show in the size of their text on the magazine.

The masthead of the MOJO magazine cover has a different font to the rest of the text that is on the magazine, this was done intentionally to make the masthead stand out well against and create some eye catching attraction. It’s colour also massively contrast with the background. Although the they have a popular artist for their main image, the masthead overlaps the main image instead of the opposite thus implying that MOJO may not be as popular as the other music magazines.

The main image of this magazine cover is Jimi Hendrix a very popular rock artist that is know for “Acid Rock” and psychedelic songs which was popular in the 60’s and 70’s. The picture Jimi Hendrix is red tinted to imitate that psychedelic feeling within the image, which a coloured or greyscale image does not produce. The main image also has a background related to the theme of psychedelic it has a flower pattern that signifies the “Flower Power” movement that Jimi Hendrix hugely partook in

The main sell line & and sub head both share the same type of font of bold and capital blocks which stands out very well against the background. Both also are made in a 2D format which gives the impression in an angle that the text is bulging out of the magazine, thus making it more eye catching to potential customers. Not forgetting to mention both also follow the psychedelic theme of the whole magazine.

The essential info also shares the same type of font as the main sell line & sub head. It does this to make the type of text on the magazine more consistent rather than a chaos of different fonts. Much like the Main sell line & sub head it is also made in 2D to give the appearance of bulging out of the page. It also follows the psychedelic theme of the magazine.

The masthead of NME magazine as you might notice is overlapped by the main image, that implies that NME is a very popular magazine and can still be easy recognizable even if it was slightly obscured. It is positioned in the top left where everyone eyes are drawn to read. It is also in bold & capital blocks to make it stand out and the colour also makes it stand out more thus attracting more potential buyers.

The main image of this magazine cover, if you didn’t know (which is impossible) is Noel Gallagher of Oasis. The body language of Noel in the main image suggest that he might be hiding something, thus why he is put under the spotlight for interrogation(background). By doing this you can make potential buyers even more intrigued.

The Main sell line on this cover is extremely large, it also evenly spaced. This was created as it is to make sure the main sell line can be seen from a distance for example a passer by walking. The colour is also a welcoming addition which relates to the colour of the masthead, creating consistency within the magazine, it also make it stand out well against the coloured main image. The Sub head for this magazine cover is placed in an unusual position, above the main sell line. This might be because of its unusual length that you do not normally find for a subhead. The font for the subhead is also unorthodox, it appears to be a handwriting of Noel Gallagher again relating to the interrogation theme of this cover as if this is part of his confession.