Title Block Analysis

 

I think the genre is pop due to the design of the title block. It looks young and fresh which relates to the target audience.

 

With red being the main colour, it reflects on the type of artists that are involved in the magazine. Red is a bold, striking colour which means that the artists involved in the magazine are popular and mainstream.

The way the title block has been designed is similar to the way American jock uniforms are designed. So with that being said, the target audience for the magazine would be teenagers, starting from the age of 16.

I think the genre is popular music because ‘Q’ has another connotation of ‘que’ which means to wait in line. So if you were to put these definitions together then it can be suggested that the magazine may deliver new up to date music and releases of new albums, songs, etc without the need for people to wait for visual adverts, i.e. television.

 

With red being the main colour, it reflects on the type of artists that are involved in the magazine. Red is a bold, striking colour which means that the artists involved in the magazine are popular and mainstream.

 

So in terms of the genre, we can say that the target audience would be between the ages of 16-25 as that is the age group who relate to the genre. However, as the magazine talks about other things such as, gig reviews and live concerts it could also appeal to those of an older nature.

 

Due to the Rolling Stone being the name of a mainstream band in the 60s, from that you can tell that the music genre of the magazine would also be mainstream rock.

 

The boldness of the red used highlights the fact that the music genre of the magazine is rock. It comes across as strong which could reflect on the type of artists that appear in the magazine.

Due to the name of the magazine, I would feel that the target audience age-wise would be those who were born around the 60s. Also those who are into rock would be the target audience for the magazine as the music genre for the magazine is rock. However, it doesn't mean that the artists that appear in the magazine are all from the 60s or fit into the rock genre category. For example, one issue had Lil Wayne who was not around in the 60s and doesn't do rock. So based on all this, I would feel the target audience would be for those from the age 16 and above as they are the ones who would buy music magazines and would be interested in finding out more about their favourite artists.