'Q' Contents Analysis

This is a contents page from 'Q' magazine, that I found online. I was drawn immediately to the big red bar at the top. This makes the page stand out, and also makes the page look important. There is no real main picture on the, page, however there is  more of a cluster of smaller images, making it look like there is a lot of content in the magazine, while still looking quite tidy, with the images being on the right, and text on the left. There is a very tidy colour scheme, that runs through the whole magazine, making it look very tidy. It shows all of the biggest interviews, and features in the magazine, showing that the magazine caters to it's target audience. The red is something i'm certainly looking to use in my work because depending on how you use it, it has so many different connotations. In things like blood as we saw on a previous cover it signifies violence and anger however in something like a fashion magazine or even in a film red can show class and wealth. If you wanted it too it could even mean love however this wouldn't fit into the theme of my magazine. I'd also like to have man smaller images on my contents page as opposed to one large one. The bigger articles could have a slightly bigger picture, however I feel that if the reader is not interested in the main article they may turn of on the magazine altogether if I make the picture too big. I hope to find a happy medium.