Conventions of a classical magazine front cover ; Research Unit

Conventions of a classical magazine front cover

Mast Head;

The mast head is the most eye catching part of any magazine however on this magazine it's not as effective because the colour of the mast head doesn't contrast well with the main feature article photo.  The size of the mast head is large which suggest that this is the main part of the front cover. The font style of this title is 'Serif'. The reason why they have used 'Serfi' is because they want to attract the younger generation to read there magazine. There are no capital letter's on this front cover, this suggest that they don't want anything too dramatic on there front cover. They want something classy and mature. The colour of the font is black. This would be great however the background is blue and black and some of the title gets involved with the black background. This will make it hard to see what the title says. The mast head is located at the top of the front cover. This is effective because our eye's generally looks at the top of the page first.

Feature article Photo;

The feature article photo is buy far the most eye catching part of this magazine. The reason why it's so eye catching is because of the size. The size of the image takes up half of the page. Meaning that the main feature article will be about that celebrity. The main feature photo is of a celebrity which is relative to this genre. For example there wouldn't be a picture of Beyonce on a classical magazine. The image is of the choirmaster Gareth Malone. People will buy this magazine if they like Gareth and if they like the music/ choir arrangements he does. Gareth looks well groomed, this is giving the magazine a good image. The photo blends in very well with the background because the colour of his clothes are grey, navy and orange and the background colour is navy and grey.

Coverline;

The coverline should have some link to the feature article photo. It should be giving some more information about the feature article photo. In this front cover it is giving some more information about the photo. It says 'The nation' Choirmaster'. The font style of the coverline is black and bold. This makes the coverline stand out and attract the reader. However there is no capital letters just like the title. This doesn't make the coverline dramatic but makes it mature and classy just like the title.

Plugs and Free Gift;

The one main convention that is all over classical magazines are plugs. Plugs give little hints and insiders on what is going to be inside the magazine. All over the front cover it is covered in plugs. This is effective because then people will know what to expect inside the magazine. If there was no plugs on the magazine then nobody will know what to expect in the magazine.

Every time you buy this magazine you get a free CD of different composers. If you are into classical music, then you will want to buy this magazine. This will intrigue the reader and will make them want to listen to the free CD and want to read the magazine.

Puffs;

In this magazine there is one main puff that takes over the magazine and that is 'THE WORLD'S BESTSELLING CLASSICAL MUSIC MAGAZINE'. The font is in capital letters. This suggest that this is important to the magazine. It also emphasis that this magazine is the bestselling classical music magazine. People will believe this quote and will buy the magazine. The colour of this puff is  white. This makes the puff stand out on the front cover.

Price, Bare Code and Date;

The price of the magazine is hidden underneath the bar code. The reason why they have hidden the price is because this magazine is expensive to some people. The price of this magazine is £4.99. This might be a problem to some people who can't afford to buy this magazine. The font colour of the price is grey this blends into the white background meaning people won't look at the price and will just buy the magazine. The date of the magazine is place just next to the price. This too is hard to see when the magazine runs out. So people who can't see properly won't be able to see this has good as people who can see.

Colour Scheme;

The colour scheme of this magazine is black, navy and blue. The reason why they have used these colours is because these colours are soft, calm and not in your face. Using these colours show how mature this magazine is. So this will appeal to a more older audience Whereas in Kerrang magazine they will use colours that will be in your face like red's and yellow's.