Rolling Stone magazine front cover

L _The front cover is mostly dedicated to a close up image of Amy Whinehouse against a white background ,her black get up ,make up and hair make the image seem more dramatic .The masthead like the Amy Whinehouse headline are both in baby blue and the masthead is partly covered by the image ,a convention usually used but the magazine is still recognisable to the audience .The image of Amy ,is a rare one as she looks innocent and is sporting her trademark grunge look but looks healthy instead of drugged up.Using blue on Amy Winehouse's name is meant to relate to calmness and happiness and blue is the colour of the ocean and sky where both relate to this.There is an issue number and date line at the top right of the page .The main and other cover lines are down the left hand side of the page next to the image on the right. The other cover lines are done in smaller writing and use the same font as the main.'The Diva and her Demons' is written in red to represent that Amy can be hot headed ,and red is related to evil which could be her demons .The main colours used are red ,white ,blue and black.
I _The Rolling Stone magazine is published every fortnight and is produced by Wenner Media.
I_The front cover of the magazine gives the audience the idea that each week it represents alternative music ,with different artists from different genres each fortnight ,so therefore it caters for a larger audience ,the blue and the image of Amy seem like they are trying to make Amy apear angelic and show the audience she has come out stronger and has now calmed down but hasn't lost her trademark image .
A_This issue is aimed at both genders but more of a female audience ,as they will see her as a strong role model as she has got back up from her problems which many females will feel they can relate too.The age range it will appeal to will be mainly 16-24, however, as the magazine also writes about politics, it will appeal to older age groups also.
R_Rolling Stone magazine represents music in a stereotypical way ,it represents music in a positive way.

Q Magazine contents page

L_The contents page has continued to use the same colours to contrast with the rest of the magazine ,using black ,red ,white and grey .It has a banner headline across the top of the page with the Q  logo ,contents and date .The main image is Cheryl Cole when she made a popular return to music as a solo artist ,she is the main focus of the image ,without a caption .Given that Cheryl is wearing black shows dominance in the industry now she is a solo artist ,and the fact her marriage breakdown was in the public eye wearing black can be to show she is a strong female and can handle the break up.
I _The institution of the contents page is Bauer Media group.
I _The contents page is made to organise the magazines features and contents so that it is made easy for the reader to go straight to the page they want. This contents page does this well as it is very well presented and organised.It uses the one main blown up image and the two medium sized images ,ordered to the left to let the image of Cheryl seem more dominant over the page therefore attracting more of the readers focus to that image ,they will then look for the article about Cheryl in the content .
A _The audience this contents page would appeal to would be a young, male audience, as the colours used are quite dull apart from the red and the image of Cheryl Cole will apeal more to a male audience as she is a pin up that most men are attracted too ,saying that though this magazine issue will attract females aswell but in less of them.
R _Q's content page represents Indie music from the image and the over all look of the page. It also represents a young style and in a positive way ,Cheryls story is that she came from a poor background so she influences young people to try hard and not give up on their dreams because they too can make it .