Q magazine timeline

                            It offered higher quality printing than other magazines at the time.  

          It was targeted at older audiences at an audience of all genders around the age of early 20’s. This was because people of these ages have paid jobs so the price of the magazine can be raised more than a magazine with a younger target audience.

          Q was first published on October 1986 in the UK.

         





        1980's - It was originally called ‘cue’, but was mistaken for a snooker magazine many times, so on the 200th edition 
          was changed to just the letter Q.

        Originally the colour scheme was plain, mainly black and white, this would have made the font and main picture stand out more on a magazine stand.

        The titles and sub-titles are yellow and white, so this 
          makes them more obvious and easier to read than if 
          they were a darker colour.

        In the main photo, the women in the picture looks
          happy and looks like she is enjoying herself, this gives 
 the impression that the magazine is enjoyable to read.

         1990's - When the name changed to Q so did the colour scheme.

        It changed to a red background with the Q being white in contrast to the red. This makes the magazine stand out on a stand compared to other magazines as red is a bright colour that was brighter than other magazine covers at the time. 

        Q also had a better printing quality, this would mean that the red would appear even brighter than other magazines.

          2000's - In the new millennium Q tried to make their magazine stand out more by adding block background 
          colours such as yellow, with the red logo, this would make 
          the magazine stand out and catch the readers eye more
          than any other magazines at the time.

         They also start giving out free gifts such as posters with 
         their magazines as it is advertised in the top right corner, 
         this would make readers more likely to buy the magazine as they have a chance of winning prizes.

         The main image is Chris Martin from Coldplay with his 
         mouth wide open, this makes the magazine look fun  and 
         that the cover will reflect the inside of the magazine.

          2010's - By the middle of the 2000’s and the 2010’s Q started making the titles bigger to bring attention to the artists names, this made the readers that liked those artists more likely to want to read the article.

          The background is also plain white now with pictures of artists generally dressed in black clothes to make the cover stand out more compared to other magazines, and give the magazine a more mature look so that more of the target audience will buy it.