"Q" is a music magazine. It targets males ages 24-44, but of course women read it too. Magazine features are more in-depth, and artists are more serious, so bands such as McFly wouldn't be featured, so the readership is older. "Q" also sounds "Cue" as in the sense of cueing a record, ready to play which adds to the aspect of the magazine, and it is a shortened version of the word, evidently being more catchy and easy to remember. The colour red connotes power, boldness and danger, while helping the white letter "Q" stand out more and the english readership will also recognise these colours as of the national flag. The style of this letter is very formal, and looks like a classic Times New Roman font. This magazine is published monthly.
NME is a music magazine, targeted at teenagers aged 15-24, who are interested in The use of the colour red is appealing to the eye and will attract the targeted audience, and the capitals used reflect the powerfulness of this magazine company. The letters stand for "New Musical Express" and they have used short form because it's catchy and easy to remember. Also, if you say it fast, it'll sound like "enemy" which could reflect the rebellion, as it used to be a prestigious magazine and now it's more like a gossip and tabloid magazine. The black background makes the title block seem three dimensional and embossed, this emphasises the importance.
Kerrang! is a rock music magazine, the targeted audience are males aged 15-24 although the main readership is in the category of 15-44. The word “Kerrang!” sounds like a violent strum of a electric guitar, and this immediately represents rock. The boldness of the title shows that the music is very loud, and the visible cracks in the font add to this effect, and also the distortion and aggression.. The title is usually black or white, which are plain colours which do not express emotion, as much as a bright colour would. The black could fit in with the stereotypical view of their readers being ‘emo’s’ and ‘goths’.
