Textual Analysis Of 'Q' Front Cover

The front cover of Q magazine always has their logo in the top left corner the letter Q in white with a red background.
The main image is of Madonna a well known singer she dominates the whole cover covering the logo slightly. She's wearing dark clothes and is portrayed against a black background, her hair s blond and the makeup she has used makes her look lighter this contrasts starkly with the background. The image and the boldness of the cover appeals to the consumer.
The font used is very bold and stands out instantly drawing attention to it, the colours used are white and red the same as the Q logo this keeps the colour constant throughout.
The main story "Madonna" with the strapline "Stupid question! next!" answers it all it gives the impression that it doesn't matter what the story is actually about its about Madonna therefore is to important to miss that they don't feel they need to put any details on the cover.
Representation of the Britain is also used, "the best 50 British albums as voted by you!"
This issue of Q seems to be aimed more to the female consumers due to the advertisement "free inside! women in music" however a lot of men like female artists for various reasons...
Again all of the traditional conventions of a magazine appear.