Front Cover Deconstruction

Font

The font on this image is bold and the colour matches the colour scheme of the magazine. I like how the colours stand out against the dark image.

Text

There isn't much text on the front cover, just titles and sell lines. This is good because it doesn't distract the audience from the main story, it also makes the reader more likely to buy the magazine since there isn't much information given on the front cover.

Colour

I like how the colours are red black and white as they do not attract a specific audience, it gives the magazine a wider target audience. 

Body Language

The pose that Cheryl Cole is doing would be known as a romantic/sexual pose usually directed at the singe male or the sensual, dreamy self-absorbed female icon, only hinting at availability.

Double Page Spread Deconstruction

This double page spread had two columns of text, I think that this easy on the reader as when you open a magazine, you don't want to see tonnes of text. One half of the double page spread in an image, which is appropriate as it is the lead singer of "MCR" - the band  the double page spread is focused on. The main image is anchored in the bottom left, as are all of the other images.
There is one pull quote which is in very large writing at the top of the second page, "we're being the best MCR we can be!" This encourages the audience to read what the article has to say about MCR.
The fact that the actual name of the band 'My Chemical Romance' is abbreviated to 'MCR' indicates that this article is not for first time readers, you need to know the background information to understant the article.
The article title is "world exclusive" this intrigues the reader and makes us want to know what is so exclusive about the article. It uses all of the magazines theme colours, red background, white text with a black border, this makes it stand out from the black and white image.

Contents page deconstruction

Masthead

The name of this magazine is Q. On this contents page the contents mastead is positioned in the same title bar as the  title in the top left hand corner of the page. This is common sence as when you read a magazine you read from left to right. The contents title is in white, bold, capital letters against a black background which makes it stand out from the rest of the white background.

Necessary Information
The page inclused the masthead and the date. These are positioned at the top of the page in a black strip, they are written in white to make them stand out and they are easily identified by the audience.
Text
The text on this contents page shows what is a title and what is information. The main title of each page is in bold capitals and the explanation is in regular serif font. The explanation is always in a smaller font than the title. I wouldnt say this test is formal, just clear enough for people to understand. The purpose if this text is to navigate the reader through the magazine with ease. The numbers are an important feature on the contents page at it is the key to find your way through the magazine.
Images
There are 2 images on this page, one large one for the main story and one smaller one for a not so important story. The images are anchored with a caption that is the page number and story title. I think the framing of this page is good because there isnt a lot of text, and only two images which helps the reader understand things more as the page is not busy.
Colour
There are 3 colours used, red black and white. These colours are used throughout the magazine and are the recognisable colours of Q magazine.