I next looked at Q magazine and their Kings Of Leon front cover. The masthead is a bold, eye-catching white on red "Q" which suggests the magazine's identity as a foreward thinking piece.The photography used on Q's front covers follows a trend of accentuating the artists' image - whether this may be of the female sexuality or typical male 'toughness'. This photograph shows no variation from the convention, focusing not on making the band look attractive but upon showcasing their stereotypical male identity; assuming fighting poses behind a sheet of breaking glass. This links to the heading "Breakthrough". The heading itself opposes the ideology of the male identity however, with the pink on white colour scheme, perhaps suggesting the band's attitude towards societal expectations and conventions.
Cohen's moral panic ideology is evident in the front cover of this magazine, portraying obvious violence and the band are sporting injuries. The text used is a bold font for the main headings with a serif font used for the quote.
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