Masthead: the masthead has been made to look like it is being shattered by Matt Bellamy's (lead singer of Muse and featured on front cover) guitar. This would attract audiences because they would see that with graphics and editing such as this, the issue was a unique one and the magasine itself was interesting and unique.
Pull Quote: is not immediately visible to the naked eye but is situated just above the Lead Article. It is in black coloured lettering on a dark background which makes it hard to spot, but it has been put in bold so that it makes it a littler more clear to read. It would also attract audiences because the quote they have used is a rather interesting one and it would make readers want to open the magasine to see what context the quote was used in.
Lead Article: is very clear to see. It is in bold and big white coloured lettering on a dark background. They have also used just the band's name to pull audience's in because they are such a well known band and have such a wide and vast following that their name alone on a magasine would attract all kinds of people to read the magasine. The font is also very sharp which attracts the eye easily.
The Left Third: is cramped full of information to attract all kinds of audiences. They have again used the same bold, white, sharp and big lettering to attract the eye. But underneath each heading have included a mini-description in red lettering. The red and white alternation represents the colours of Q magasine, again indicating to the reader that this particular issue is unique.
Main Image: is very well set out. Plain gray background, which tells the audience that the magasine itself doesn't need fancy backdrops or gadgets to shout to it's audience, in fact Q has developed a signature for having plain backgrounds with shocking main images. This Main Image is no different. And as mentioned above they have Matt Bellamy striking his guitar against the Masthead of Q. It relates to the Lead Article, stating Matt Bellamy is "out of control" and it also draws in readers not just because it is an issue about Muse but also because they want to know what's caused Matt Bellamy to look the "rebel" in the Main Image.
Skyline: is extremely simple and shouts out "The UK's Biggest Music Magasine". Black background and white lettering, stands out very well and attracts readers because the statement itself is rather bold, but also because they will want to open the magasine to see if it really is the biggest music magasine in the UK.
- this magasine front cover has no Cover Lines -
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