Q Magazine, represents all types of music but the reviews are serious. The masthead portrays this by the use of a posh and stylish font. It is also a white Q on a red background to stand out. This gives off a slick and stylish impression to the readers. The masthead also covers a large section of the front page. The reason for this maybe to stand out to customers.

The design of this magazines is also professional as you have Cheryl Cole creating a sexy image with writing on either side of her head. There is also a section of writing across her chest that is promoting her new single in the charts. The design of the writing on the front cover is in capitals and is also sticking to the colour scheme. this shows importance or big news.

There is only one image used on this front cover. Cheryl Cole's make up sticks with the colour scheme. Here, Q Magazine have used celebrity endorsement by hiring Cheryl. The image also shows that the magazine is aimed at a male audience and it has a high level of profession.

The pose, style, hair and make up of this front cover resembles Cheryl Cole as her new professional career. After splitting with girls aloud, she is showing her dominance as a single singer with a sexy pose. her pose also creates an image of her age being young.

The words on the cover are used in capital letter which lets off a professional and important impression. The names of several other singers are written beside Cheryl which tells the reader that their stories are inside. A skyline is also used by saying "the UK's biggest music magazine." This puts a positive impression to the customers.

The language used on the front cover of this edition of the Q Magazine is short and simple. this may give the readers an impression of hurry to open the magazine and look inside.

My overall impression of this magazine is that it could be mistaken for a different type of magazine due to the picture. However, the bands inside make it a good magazine due to the number of well known artists featuring inside it. I think that the target audience is the younger males and it is a very serious magazine.

This front cover replicates the opening scene from sin city. This film had a gothic genre, and this front cover uses the rain plus the colours to try and copy this type of genre.