Magazine Analysis - Q

For my first piece of analysis, I have chosen to do Q magazine. I chose this magazine because it is a very popular magazine that has been published for almost 30 years, so I knew that Q had features that were making it consistently popular with audiences. It was also one of the most read options on my questionnaire. 

Throughout the magazine, I liked the simple and clear style which made it very easy to read, especially the contents page. This has given me a good idea of how I would like to structure my magazine; clean and bold with few but high quality images. I am also looking to create a magazine in a similar target audience to Q, albeit slightly younger, as I would also like to cover many bases in terms of types of music like Q do, rather than specialize like other magazines in Bauer Media's portfolio like Kerrang!, who have a clear rock style.