- The large feature photo used of Cheryl
Cole is very dominating, her stance, with one arm above the other, and no eye
contact used has connotations to empowerment and singularity, something all
artists strive towards in the music industry. By having the main feature photo take
up half the page it connotes a feeling again of strength and potentially
domination, as there is a large amount of white, empty space in this image.
This, however almost feels as though it has disregarded as a purposeful act of
rebellion.
- The typography of her name is different
for the first and second word. 'Cheryl' is in a quite glamorous font and is in
lower case. This typography can be related to an idea of being quite ‘girly and
gentle’. The text for 'Cole' however is in bold, block capitals and has
connotations of looking quite tough and harsh which relates to the main feature
article photo, although it is noticeable that both words still hold true to Q’s
house style.
- It is noticeable that ‘cheryl COLE’ has
been printed in a black text colour; this may have been done to ensure it does
not draw back from large red ‘C’ that acts as a sort of drop cap for the
article (something that is well within the conventions of Q’s house style) or
from the pull quote at the bottom left of the double page spread.
- There is noticeable a smaller black ‘C’
has been used as a drop cap mid way though the page, this seems to fit nicely
within the already mentioned ‘larger red C’ this is an interesting technique as
it seems to help draw your eyes from the top left hand corner of the page, a
place where naturally our eyes go to at the start of reading or analysis
anything, down towards the image and pull quotes at the bottom of the page.
This is most likely been done so when a reader skims past the article their
eyes are instantly drawn to not only the feature photo but also a pull quote
and another image of Cheryl Cole which would allow them to gain a hint at the
contents of the article without having to read the main block of text itself.
- Although it is not a important factor for the
article itself, at the bottom left hand corner of the double page spread there
is a web address for Q, this connotes that the company understand their
demographic and realise they need to offer cross media convergence to their
consumers in the hope to make
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