The magazine front cover has a clear colour scheme of red, black and white. However, because it is a special edition as it is its 20th anniversary the outline is gold to make it seem superior and unique.
The colours on the page work well together as white is placed on a black/dark background to make it eye-catching to the reader.There is only one red piece on the front cover, which is the masthead or name of the magazine. This makes it more effective as people will know straight away which magazine they are looking at.
The main image is of a man who is looking directly at the camera with a sturn face. This image relates to the main article in the magazine as underneath the image is the name of the man. By having the man look straight at the camera it makes the reader feel the magazine is more personal and aimed towards them as it is making a point as to looking at the audience to draw their attention into buying the magazine.
Most of the cover lines appear to be on the left side of the magazine front cover as the main image is on the right hand side. As all of the text is the same size and type this could come across as boring to the reader or just more professional than all of the other music magazines that can be found around. By having the taxt and the writing on separate sides of the magazine page this makes sure the reader is looking at all of the page not just one side which appears to be more eye-catching.
I think the use of the number '20' is unique and interesting as it clearly says it is its 20th anniversary so has tried to come up with ways to make this a special edition. The '20s' used on the page are considerably bigger than the rest of the text to make them stand out more, whilst still having the same text type which makes sure the front cover flows more.
The colour scheme of black, red and white is carried through to the contents page which is good as it makes the magazine flow more, and people can relate to it as the same magazine as it is in a certain style. As the main colours on the contents page are black and red, the only blue and yellow sub-headings are catching and unique to the page. This makes sure the reader looks at those articles on the contents page as it draws attention to the audience.
There are three images on the contents page to show the different types of people who feature in the magazine, and how the magazine appeals to everyone. The images are mainly black and white also, to make them go with the contents page colour scheme.
The cover lines are on the left hand side of the contents page and the images on the right hand side. The most important information is on the outside of the page, so when people flick through the magazine they can quickly see where they want to go to read an article that interests them.
The masthead of 'Q' is carried through to the contents page in a smaller version to make sure the audience knows the magazine they are reading and it makes it flow more.
This double page spread shows the main image of the band on the left page and the interview on the right page. The colour of black, red and white is also carried through to the double page spread, however there is a tint of blue in the image which could show a calmer side to the band.
The name of the band is in bold letters to clearly highlight who the article is about and give the audience better knowledge. The lettering is centred on the right hand side of the double page spread whihc makes it even more eye catching as it is positioned on its own.
There is a small image of a front cover from previously on the double page spread to show how they was on the front cover before and refresh people's memories.
There is a pull quote from the 'U2' interview to draw people into reading the article, as they have put the most interesting or unexpected quote in larger writing.
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